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
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
The problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England HistoryRichard III May 22, 2017
The 20 Most Lied-About Books Olga Hughes February 11, 2016ying about having read a book usually always ends badly. Trust me, while I never used to outright lie to...
Five Harry Potter Spin-off Stories We Want To See Olga Hughes February 4, 2016The end of Harry Potter’s story in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007 seems like an absolute lifetime...
Mog Returns for Children’s Literacy in ‘Mog’s Christmas Calamity’ Olga Hughes November 13, 2015One of Britain’s best-loved cats has returned to spread Christmas cheer and raise money for children’s literacy. 92 year-old author...
Noddy’s Other Half – Harmsen van der Beek Olga Hughes October 8, 2015he name ‘Beek’ was once synonymous with Noddy. The words Pictures by Beek graced the covers of the first seven...
Banned Books Week 2015: The Persecution of Pooh and Piglet Olga Hughes October 3, 2015Even Winnie the Pooh and his adorable pal Piglet are not immune to the long arm of book censors. Only...
How To Be Happy By Giving Up Your Dreams And Embracing Your Mediocrity – A Book Review C S Hughes June 11, 2015Howard P Hohenzollern has been called by some the “Guru of Mediocrity,” though Hohenzollern himself disputes this epithet in the...
Terry Pratchett Meets An Old Friend On The Way C S Hughes March 13, 2015 AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER. — Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) March 12, 2015 Terry took Death’s arm...
Royal Library: Lord Morley’s Tribute to His Daughter Lady Rochford Olga Hughes March 12, 2015Henry Parker, Lord Morley must have spent most of his career under King Henry VIII with his loyalties torn between...
Henry VIII’s Last Love: Who was Katherine Willoughby? Olga Hughes March 9, 2015Today we’re pleased to be launching the book tour for David Baldwin’s highly-anticipated Henry VIII’s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life...
How A Lost Sherlock Holmes Helped Almost Save The Selkirk Bridge C S Hughes February 21, 2015In 1902 the Ettrick Water swelled and flooded and washed away the Bannerfield’s Bridge, an old rickety wooden structure that...
The Genius Of The Fable – Four Books We’d Like To See Made By Studio Ghibli C S Hughes January 6, 2015The fable is at the heart of storytelling; it is a mystery, an exaggeration, a tall story, a romance, a...
The Ricardian Volume I October 1961 Olga Hughes December 19, 2014I’ve been sorting through a veritable treasure trove of The Ricardian this evening, having received a very kind gift from...
Royal Library: Catherine Howard’s Books Olga Hughes October 31, 2014There is some debate over whether Queen Catherine Howard was literate. However, we do have some examples of Catherine owning...
Royal Library: The Rose and Pomegranate – Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon Olga Hughes October 25, 2014The alliance between England and Spain was supposed to be the great triumph of the new Tudor dynasty. For Katherine...
Alan Garner Boneland – Finding Magic Through the Wreckage Of Time C S Hughes October 24, 2014Do you remember Colin and Susan? Perhaps you remember Cadellin Silverbrow, the ancient wizard, and his ally the dwarf Fenodyree,...
Royal Library: Cecily Neville’s Legenda Aurea – The Golden Legend Olga Hughes October 17, 2014Bridget of York is the elusive youngest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydeville. Born in 1480 at Eltham, Bridget...
The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones: The Secret Ingredient of Two Bestsellers Jamie Adair October 13, 2014Although The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones are both runaway bestsellers, in some ways, they couldn’t be more different....