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
12 Things We’ve Learned About the History of Magic in North America Olga Hughes BooksHarry Potter March 14, 2016
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
Game of Thrones Season 6: Cersei and Ned Mythology vs. Mythology Olga Hughes May 10, 2016The Game of Thrones producers have long pushed a subtle ideology, one that has persisted from the very first season...
Game of Thrones Season 6: Daggers vs. Canon Part I Olga Hughes May 3, 2016There is something very odd about watching a favourite character being murdered on-screen and not feeling any outrage, only a...
Game Of Boobs – Game Of Thrones Brings On The B Team C S Hughes June 18, 2015One gets the distinct impression that the Game of Thrones show runners, Dan and Dave, were formula babies, they show...
The Real Game of Thrones: Ellaria Sand Olga Hughes June 6, 2015f there is one aspect of A Song of Ice and Fire that has suffered from the inept pens of...
The Real Game of Thrones: Ramsay and Reek’s Wedding Night Olga Hughes May 20, 2015The same sort of explosion that followed Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken also followed last year’s episode Breaker of Chains, but on...
Pirating Game Of Thrones SE5E01 The First Four Episodes C S Hughes April 13, 2015Warning! Your internet may be a little slow for the next few days. In an unprecedented breach the first four...
Game of Thrones: Sand Snakes Nipple-Adorned Armour Revealed Olga Hughes October 22, 2014As it’s between seasons it has been a while since the Game of Thrones crew have annoyed me, but they’re...
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....
The Real Game of Thrones: Why Tywin Lannister Really is a Villain Olga Hughes July 17, 2014I don’t think he’s a bad guy at all. No. He’s a man of principle—they might not be your principles...
The Queen and Prince Philip Visit Game of Thrones Set in Belfast Olga Hughes June 24, 2014The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh met members of the cast and crew from Game of Thrones during a...
Game of Thrones Season 4 Finale: The Children of the Forest Olga Hughes June 17, 2014Warning: Spoilers and book spoilers It is obvious that Bran’s story was never going to play out very well to...
The Real Game of Thrones: How Tormund Giantsbane Made Love to a Bear Olga Hughes June 10, 2014 etween the sour-faced pain-in-the-arse Ygritte, to grumpy old Tormund to the cannibal Thenns, the Wildlings have gotten a bad...
Game of Thrones Season 4: Oberyn vs Mountain (The Denial Version) Olga Hughes June 6, 2014till traumatised after The Mountain and the Viper? (thrice damn you George). Ozzy Man has given us the alternative happy...
Game of Thrones Season 4: ‘The Mountain and the Viper’ and The Maiden Olga Hughes June 4, 2014should have expected Dan and Dave to get everything they could out of the duel between Oberyn and the Mountain....
History Behind Game of Thrones: Attila the Hun – A 1500 year-old Murder Mystery Olga Hughes May 28, 2014id a 1500 year old murder mystery inspire George RR Martin’s Purple Wedding? While George R.R. Martin mentioned recently that...
Game of Thrones Season 4: ‘Mockingbird’ A Broken Heart or Shattered Pride? Olga Hughes May 21, 2014Mockingbird has been the stand-out episode for the fourth season and I loved every minute. From Tyrion’s heart-wrenching scenes with both...
Game of Thrones Season 4: ‘The Laws of Gods and Men’ A Thousand Lying Whores Olga Hughes May 13, 2014This contains spoilers for ‘The Laws of Gods and Men’ and book spoilers I was pleased to see one of...