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
The Coronation of Richard III Part II: Fabric, Clothing and the Great Wardrobe Pamela Furmidge History April 22, 2020
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 Real Game of Thrones: Sexual Violence and the Realities of War vs Exploitation Olga Hughes May 10, 2014George R.R. Martin has caused a stir in the media by allegedly defending scenes of sexual violence in Game of...
Game of Thrones: Fans Outraged but Director Calls Rape Scene “Consensual” Olga Hughes April 22, 2014Spoiler warning! This contains spoilers for Game of Thrones: Breaker of Chains If HBO isn’t going to fire Alex Graves...
Game of Thrones Director Calls Brienne of Tarth a Lesbian Olga Hughes April 18, 2014Game of Thrones regular director Alex Graves has likened Brienne of Tarth to a lesbian in a recent interview with...
Game of Thrones: Season 4 ‘The Lion and the Rose’ and the Purple Wedding Olga Hughes April 15, 2014Spoiler Warning! Major spoiler for Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 2 The Lion and the Rose The last episode...
Game of Thrones: Season 4 “Two Swords” Arya’s Vengeance or Justice? Olga Hughes April 13, 2014The moment from the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 4, Two Swords, that everyone is talking about is...
The Real Game of Thrones: Why We’re Too Hard on Sansa Stark Olga Hughes April 7, 2014The Princess in Waiting Ned Stark was never very good at understanding women. The signs were clear when he brought...
The Real Game of Thrones: How the Greyjoys Made Theon Olga Hughes April 3, 2014It is one of the most powerful moments in Season Two of Game of Thrones. Ron Donachie’s delivery of Ser...
The Real Game Of Thrones – Why You Don’t Hate King Joffrey Enough C S Hughes March 28, 2014When we first encounter Joffrey Baratheon (or should that be Lannister?) when the royal party attends the feast at Winterfell,...
The Real Game Of Thrones – Tyrion’s Face C S Hughes March 17, 2014“Then he saw the other one, waddling along half-hidden by his brother’s side. Tyrion Lannister, the youngest of Lord Tywin’s...
George R R Martin – Movie Still On The Cards C S Hughes November 15, 2013George R R Martin, author of the epic fantasy series A Song Of Ice And Fire, brought to life in...
Game of Thrones Tour: George R.R Martin Author Talk at the MCG Olga Hughes November 15, 2013Dymocks Camberwell hosted George’s final Melbourne appearance at the MCG, of all places. They held it in the Olympic room...
Game of Thrones Tour: George R.R Martin and Michelle Fairley at the Wheeler Centre Olga Hughes November 14, 2013We had a ball at the Wheeler Centre’s Game of Thrones – In Conversation event with George R.R. Martin and...
Game of Thrones Tour: George R.R. Martin Tour – Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney Olga Hughes November 13, 2013We attended the Dymocks Literary Lunch with George R.R. Martin at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney yesterday. The event...
A Clash of Queens: The White Queen vs Game of Thrones Olga Hughes September 14, 2013It’s a genre clash bigger than Bosworth. With months and months to go before the next season Game of Thrones...
History Behind Game of Thrones: Walder Frey, Red Weddings, and Warwick the Kingmaker Jamie Adair September 7, 2013George RR Martin may have drawn inspiration for Lord Frey from Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as “Warwick the...
Game Of Thrones – HBO In Clash To Defend The Iron Throne C S Hughes August 28, 2013Using a relatively inexpensive 3D printer Fernando Sosa knocked up this great little Iron Throne iPhone Dock, and began selling...
The Inn at the Crossroads : Recipes from Game of Thrones with Chelsea Monroe-Cassel Olga Hughes August 19, 2013When Chelsea and Sariann started experimenting with recipes inspired from their favourite book series, A Song of Ice and Fire,...