From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 540
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 635
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 696
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 770
Sleepy Hollow, Lieutenant, Leftenant And The American Revolution C S Hughes Film & TV October 11, 2013 48625
Grandpa Joe Is Not the Villain, You Are: Ableism, Classism, and Ageism in the Online Hatred of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Grandpa Joe Books June 8, 2026 61
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 540
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1190
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 696
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 770
Harrison Ford defends Ender’s Game “Art and their Creators Often Diverge” Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TV October 13, 2013 8196
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 425
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 450
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 457
The Search for Richard III’s DNA: Looking for Richard with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III October 3, 2013 17226
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 410
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 421
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 390
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 636
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022 367
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 421
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 390
What do King Richard III’s Latest DNA Results Really Prove? John Ashdown-Hill HistoryNewsRichard III December 3, 2014 17066
Happy Holidays from the Nerds Olga Hughes December 25, 2016 And thanks to Adrienne Dillard and Sandi Vasoli for organising this year’s Twelve Days of Christmas! ...
A Christmas Feast In The Court of Richard III Olga Hughes December 23, 2016An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the chronicler called the Christmas festivities at Richard III’s court...
The English Christmas Panto from the Regency to Its Roots by Kyra Kramer Olga Hughes December 21, 2016The Christmas panto is a very British tradition, one still embraced in some former colonial states and eschewed altogether in...
Greensleeves by Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes December 20, 2016 Greensleeves by Adrienne Dillard Let’s face it, whether you recognize it as Greensleeves or What Child is This, you...
How Sara Crewe Saved The Little Match Girl Olga Hughes December 19, 2016This week we have been discussing the festive season in Tudor England, and largely the nobility’s version of Christmas, with...
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...
Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli Olga Hughes December 17, 2016 Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli The celebration of Christmas in the Henrician Court...
Festive Marchpane by Claire Ridgway Olga Hughes December 16, 2016Marchpane by Claire Ridgway Marzipan, along with turrón, is one of the sweets sold traditionally at Christmas in Spain. Toledo...
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...
