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The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George?

Olga Hughes October 24, 2022

She could have been influenced by her own family’s long association with the Princess Mary. Eric Ives 1 The idea...

The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like?

Olga Hughes September 13, 2022

Rochford may have forced Jane to submit to the kind of sex that outraged her. That would have been cause...

Who Does the Story of ‘The Lost King’ Really Belong To?

Olga Hughes August 30, 2022

Back in 2017, all we knew about an upcoming film on the search for Richard III’s lost grave was a...

The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Was Jane ‘Rewarded’ by Thomas Cromwell?

Olga Hughes August 28, 2022

It is also the case that Lady Rochford’s interests as a widow were carefully looked after by Cromwell Eric Ives...

The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary?

Olga Hughes August 12, 2022

One of the common approaches to creating the ‘villainous’ Jane Boleyn is to seperate her from her Boleyn family, to...

The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Testify Against Her Husband?

Olga Hughes August 11, 2022

Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, has really only left a faint impression on history. Yet I find Jane the most fascinating...

Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’

Olga Hughes June 12, 2021

There are certain aspects of Anne Boleyn’s life, and death, that will always influence the way her story is told....

From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn

Olga Hughes January 25, 2021

There was a time, not that long ago, when I was enthusiastic about arguing every detail, and examining every possible...

Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: ‘The Shadow of the Tower’ Watch-along and Discussion

Olga Hughes November 12, 2020

The recently formed ‘James Maxwell and The Shadow of the Tower’ Facebook group will be holding its first The Shadow...

Who’s Afraid of Anne Boleyn?

Olga Hughes October 31, 2020

Recently I saw a meme aimed at history nerds making fun of ‘social justice warriors’. I’ll laugh all day long...

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires with Sara Cockerill

Olga Hughes May 27, 2020

“Writing about Eleanor of Aquitaine has been a very different experience to writing about Eleanor of Castile. With the latter,...

The Coronation of Richard III: Part III – Food, Glorious Food

Pamela Furmidge May 20, 2020

When the remains of Richard III were formally identified in 2012, it led to new discoveries about his life and...

The Coronation of Richard III Part II: Fabric, Clothing and the Great Wardrobe

Pamela Furmidge April 22, 2020

When Richard III decided that his coronation would take place only ten days after the day he had taken possession...

The Coronation of Richard III: Part One

Pamela Furmidge February 17, 2020

To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London,...

Jane Seymour projected the persona people demanded of her: An interview with Adrienne Dillard

Olga Hughes November 16, 2019

It is difficult to try and define which of Henry VIII’s queens have been the most maligned, because they have...

Bulletin From Britain – The Lost Beatles Interview

C S Hughes January 26, 2018

Following the runaway success of the albums Please Please Me and With The Beatles in 1963 and a string of...

Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton

Olga Hughes May 30, 2017

I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking...

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