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
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
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode One ‘Lyra’s Jordan’ Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TVHis Dark Materials November 5, 2019
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Leicester Cathedral will Bury Richard III “With Dignity and Honour” Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III February 13, 2014
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
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022
Leicester Cathedral will Bury Richard III “With Dignity and Honour” Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III February 13, 2014
Wolf Hall Finale: Master of Propaganda Olga Hughes March 3, 2015Peter Straughan was facing two major problems when adapting Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies for television. The first...
Wolf Hall Episode 5: A Murder of Crows Olga Hughes February 21, 2015You have to wonder if it should really be this simple to gloss over the judicial murders of six innocent...
Wolf Hall Episode 4 “The Devil’s Spit”: Playing the Blame Game Olga Hughes February 13, 2015It should be evident what direction Wolf Hall is now headed from the opening placard. Anne Boleyn, it tell us,...
Wolf Hall’s Characterisations of the Boleyn Family Clare Cherry February 11, 2015I’m am not entirely sure what the Boleyn family did to deserve Hilary Mantel. In both her novels, and the...
Wolf Hall Episode Three: Anna Regina – Boleynis Horribilis Olga Hughes February 6, 2015I was under the impression that I might enjoy the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall more than the book. Clearly...
The Dullards of Wolf Hall Olga Hughes January 30, 2015You think candlelight is problematic? I like the candlelight, it’s Wolf Hall’s most redeeming quality, along with the gorgeous music. The...
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Testify Against Her Husband? Olga Hughes August 11, 2022Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, has really only left a faint impression on history. Yet I find Jane the most fascinating...
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn Olga Hughes January 25, 2021There was a time, not that long ago, when I was enthusiastic about arguing every detail, and examining every possible...
Who’s Afraid of Anne Boleyn? Olga Hughes October 31, 2020Recently I saw a meme aimed at history nerds making fun of ‘social justice warriors’. I’ll laugh all day long...
The Light in the Labyrinth – Christmas at Greenwich Olga Hughes December 15, 2016My two Anne Boleyn novels, Dear Heart, How Like You This? and The Light in the Labyrinth, a young adult...
In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII with Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris Olga Hughes November 23, 2016In 2014 Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris took us on a unique journey through the life of Queen Anne Boleyn,...
The Blacksmith, The Brewer or the Shearman: Who Was Thomas Cromwell’s Father? Olga Hughes January 27, 2015Last week’s opening episode of BBC’s Wolf Hall portrayed a sickeningly violent scene where Walter Cromwell beat his young son...
The Human Toll of Entertainment Clare Cherry February 6, 2014Is there anything amusing about killing two of your wives? Is there anything amusing about the Reformation and the atrocities...
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode One ‘Lyra’s Jordan’ Olga Hughes November 5, 2019Episode One Spoilers Lyra’s Jordan If, as a book fan, you had any reservations about His Dark Materials, the opening...
Hell’s Bells! Something Scary For Christmas C S Hughes December 19, 2016Sometimes it is easy to forget in the cheer and frivolity of the festive season, that celebrations at this time...
Penny Dreadful And The Mystery Of The Second Class Passenger C S Hughes June 20, 2015The figure of the Witch, as a servant of Satan, ensorcelling men, sacrificing Christian babies and committing all sorts of...
