From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 642
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 702
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 773
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 877
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 219
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 642
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1311
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 773
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 877
Elizabeth Norton’s ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ Book Tour – The Seven Ages of Women Olga Hughes BooksHistory October 12, 2016 5769
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 358
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 514
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 533
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 532
The Mother of the Tudor Dynasty: Elizabeth of York with Amy Licence Olga Hughes HistoryInterviews December 12, 2013 8992
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 486
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 520
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 540
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 760
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022 760
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 358
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 520
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 540
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 Olga Hughes Books June 8, 2026 219
Harry Potter and the Trans Genocide Olga Hughes September 30, 2026She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter’, you’re supporting...
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III Olga Hughes September 29, 2026The curious similarity between England’s last medieval king and one of the early martyrs of Henry VIII’s reign lies in...
Unmistakably Blytonian: Modernising The Magic Faraway Tree Olga Hughes July 29, 2026It’s almost a rhetorical question: can Enid Blyton be modernised? Of course she can. And anyone still unconvinced need only...
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 Olga Hughes June 8, 2026The first sort of lighthearted criticism of a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character I came across was actually of...
Proposal to Honour the “Conspiracy of Midges” that destroyed Oliver Cromwell C S Hughes May 13, 2026Cork City, Éire, may soon become home to the world’s smallest public monument: a statue commemorating the mosquito — or...
How to Kill Trump Without Really Trying – or – On the Eternal Rectitude of the American President’s Hair C S Hughes February 3, 2026Like any liar, the press is filled with contradictions. Seldom holding itself accountable for what it says, it can blithely...
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Olga Hughes Film & TV July 29, 2022 642
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022 760
The Coronation of Richard III: Part III – Food, Glorious Food Pamela Furmidge History May 20, 2020 1099
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...
The Fox and the Goose Olga Hughes March 24, 2016Foxes have long been portrayed in literature as mischievous and sly, practical jokers or charlatans; from Aesop’s The Fox and...
Unmistakably Blytonian: Modernising The Magic Faraway Tree Olga Hughes July 29, 2026It’s almost a rhetorical question: can Enid Blyton be modernised? Of course she can. And anyone still unconvinced need only...
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 219
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 642
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1311
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 773
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 877
From The Ashes: A poetry collection in support of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire relief effort News February 19, 2020 834
