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
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
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. C S Hughes Shakespeare August 5, 2023
Finding Richard III: The Official Account of a Remarkable Journey Olga Hughes BooksHistoryRichard III July 31, 2014
Richard III and the Battle for His Bones Olga Hughes October 3, 2013Five centuries on and even the very bones of Richard III are causing controversy. In 2009 screenwriter and secretary of...
The Search for Richard III’s DNA: Looking for Richard with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes October 3, 2013In The King in the Car Park documentary, the world watched as the skeleton discovered on the very first day...
Could Richard III’s DNA help Solve the Mystery of The Princes in the Tower? Olga Hughes October 2, 2013The Legend of Richard of Eastwell Richard, a bricklayer, had arrived in Eastwell in 1542 or 1543 and made his...
And Every Tale Condemns me for a Villain: Richard III with David Baldwin Olga Hughes October 2, 2013King Richard III has long been a puzzle that history is desperate to solve. His reign only lasted twenty-two months,...
Richard III’s Elusive Queen: A look at Anne Neville with Amy Licence Olga Hughes October 1, 2013She was the daughter of one of the most powerful men of the Middle Ages, a Princess of Lancaster by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In the Shadow of the Throne: Thomas and George Boleyn with Lauren Mackay Olga Hughes August 26, 2013For centuries the black-eyed stare and mysterious smile of Anne Boleyn has captured our imaginations. It is her all-encompassing legacy...
Royal Babies: A History of Birth, Death and Destiny with Amy Licence Olga Hughes August 22, 2013Royal Babies – A History is the story of twenty-five births, from the arrival of Princess Matilda in 1066, whose...
Is Lorem Ipsum A Motto For Our Times? C S Hughes August 21, 2013Lorem Ipsum is of course classical Latin. Anyone who has done any kind of online publishing will have encountered the...
Several Curious Monsters From A Medieval Menagerie C S Hughes August 17, 2013On the birth of the new heir to the British throne, Australia’s Northern Territory gifted the baby Prince George a...
Tudor Collectables you Can’t Live Without Olga Hughes August 16, 2013Or can you? Ranging from the seriously cute to the slightly offensive… Although there have been plenty of china...
My lute be still, for I have done : George Boleyn with Clare Cherry Olga Hughes August 15, 2013George Boleyn was an important man in the Tudor court, yet he spent centuries in relative obscurity. The husband of...
The Acerbic Ambassador: Six of Eustace Chapuys Most Cutting Observations Olga Hughes August 13, 2013His natural inclination is to oppose all things debateable, taking great pride in persuading himself that he makes the world...