From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021
A Game Of Thrones And The Amateur Epic – The Broken Continent C S Hughes Film & TVGame of Thrones May 25, 2013
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale ‘Betrayal’ His Dark Materials December 29, 2019
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. Shakespeare August 5, 2023
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022
The problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England HistoryRichard III May 22, 2017
What Is History? C S Hughes September 28, 2013It is said speculation is the spice on the lumpy porridge of history. Satire is the plums. History itself is...
Banned Books Week 2013: The Humble Pig Olga Hughes September 28, 2013The Three Little Pigs The Three Little Pigs was part of what the Muslim Council of Britain called a “well-intentioned...
Arya Stark and Luke Skywalker, Meet Bruce Lee C S Hughes September 26, 2013Speak the name, and death will come. On the morrow, at the turn of the moon, a year from this...
Fifty Shades of Grey Pollutes Charity Shops and the Environment Olga Hughes September 26, 2013As we predicted earlier this year, discarded copies of Fifty Shades of Grey are engulfing charity shops in the UK....
Star Trek: Boldly Going Where No Theatre Has Gone Before C S Hughes September 23, 2013For the past five years late summer evenings in Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon have resounded with unusual sounds. Not the...
Great Mice of Children’s Literature Olga Hughes September 21, 2013Abel was swept away when trying to recover his wife Amanda’s scarf during a fierce storm. Stranded alone on an...
3 Alternative Takes On The NSA’s Real Enterprise C S Hughes September 20, 2013There has been a lot of chatter recently about NSA director General Keith Alexander’s fabled control center, with reports that...
Dating Trekkies – To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before C S Hughes September 17, 2013Dating and Star Trek, it is, perhaps, the final frontier. We’re not talking about dating Chris Pine or Zachary Quinto,...
Henry VIII The Life and Rule of England’s Nero: A New Look at the Old Monster with John Matusiak Olga Hughes September 16, 2013Henry VIII has spent nearly five centuries hiding behind the skirts of his many wives. He is one of the...
A Clash of Queens: The White Queen vs Game of Thrones Olga Hughes September 14, 2013It’s a genre clash bigger than Bosworth. With months and months to go before the next season Game of Thrones...
Tudor: The Family Story – Legacy with Leanda de Lisle Olga Hughes September 13, 2013The four surviving children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York all had a crown in their future, but it...
Tudor: The Family Story – The Rise of a Dynasty with Leanda de Lisle Olga Hughes September 12, 2013The Tudor dynasty began with a fairy tale – a love match between a beautiful young widowed Queen and a...
These Are Not The Cookies You Are Looking For C S Hughes September 12, 2013When pop culture, technology, sugar and pastry meet, the results are obviously, nerdalicious. Here for your delectation is a collection...
Quad Lock Pro – The Brilliant iPhone Bike Mount C S Hughes September 11, 2013GPS Training Apps have made carrying your iPhone an essential part of exercise, and especially cycling. Whether for fitness, competition...
Dragonball Z Battle Of Gods – Goku On The Big Screen! C S Hughes September 10, 2013It’s official, Dragonball Z – Battle Of Gods, the first Dragonball movie with original creator, Akira Toriyama guiding the production...
The 10 Best Chapter Endings In Books Olga Hughes September 9, 2013J.R.R. Tolkien: The Return of the King – The Siege of Gondor “And in that very moment, away behind in...
History Behind Game of Thrones: Walder Frey, Red Weddings, and Warwick the Kingmaker Jamie Adair September 7, 2013George RR Martin may have drawn inspiration for Lord Frey from Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as “Warwick the...