From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 521
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 622
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 682
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 758
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 43
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 521
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1167
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 682
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 758
JRR Tolkien’s Newly Discovered Letter: Teaching is ‘Exhausting and Depressing’ Olga Hughes BooksNews June 20, 2014 4340
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 413
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 436
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 445
The Search for Richard III’s DNA: Looking for Richard with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III October 3, 2013 17212
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 388
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 620
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
The Trial of Elizabeth Poldark Olga Hughes December 12, 2016The following contains spoilers for Poldark Season 2. Elizabeth Chynoweth has never been in an advantageous position with readers. In...
Christopher Tolkien Awarded the Bodley Medal Olga Hughes November 1, 2016Christopher Tolkien is to receive the Bodley Medal, awarded by the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford for outstanding...
Elizabeth Norton’s ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ Book Tour – The Seven Ages of Women Olga Hughes October 12, 2016Elizabeth Norton has brought us intriguing and compelling historical studies and biographies, looking at both the famous and infamous Queens...
Banned Books Week 2016: Enid and Noddy Defeat the Despots Olga Hughes September 29, 2016Over the last few decades the word “racist” has become almost synonymous with Enid Blyton’s name. Accusations of sexism and...
Penguin Comes to the Hundred Acre Wood for Winnie-the-Pooh’s 90th Anniversary Olga Hughes September 23, 2016Winnie-the-Pooh’s 90th anniversary will be celebrated with an official sequel The Best Bear in all the World, and a new...
Ten Sweets We Want to Eat from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Olga Hughes September 13, 2016Supervitamin Chocolate “Supervitamin Chocolate contains huge amounts of vitamin A and vitamin B. It also contains vitamin C, vitamin D,...
The Tunnel Runner – Terror Under The Streets Of Brisbane C S Hughes September 11, 2016You may have heard of urbex – urban exploration, a little like spelunking, but instead of discovering the mysteries of...
Truth Endures: Je Anne Boleyn Book Tour and Give Away – Making the Movie Olga Hughes September 6, 2016The love letters that King Henry VIII penned to his amour Anne Boleyn over 1527 and 1528 survive as an...
Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups – Five on Brexit Island and More! Olga Hughes August 10, 2016Quercus is bringing out a Famous Five Parody series, Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, this November. Grisly Tales from Tumblewater author...
Five Fabulous Feasts in Children’s Literature: Feast and Friendship Olga Hughes July 15, 2016Who can forget two young girls who pretend they are prisoners in the Bastille to ward off the freezing cold...