Television review: 'The White Queen' courts confusion

Some great moments crown this condensed version of three novels and 30 years of complicated history, but medieval murkiness prevails. "The White Queen," a co-production of the BBC and Starz, debuted in Britain this summer to mostly scathing reviews. Critics objected especially to a few glaring anachronisms -- no zippers in the 15th century, nor tourist-friendly castle handrails -- and a general lack of the slop-pots-'n'-rotten-teeth realism that has marked period dramas ever since HBO's "John Ad...