From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 604
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 682
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 744
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 839
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 152
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 604
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1269
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 744
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 839
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 486
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 503
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 504
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Was Jane ‘Rewarded’ by Thomas Cromwell? Olga Hughes History August 28, 2022 554
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 457
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 476
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 476
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 705
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022 432
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 476
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 476
The Third Plantagenet: George Duke of Clarence with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III March 3, 2014 6055
How Sara Crewe Saved The Little Match Girl Olga Hughes December 19, 2016This week we have been discussing the festive season in Tudor England, and largely the nobility’s version of Christmas, with...
The Fox and the Goose Olga Hughes March 24, 2016Foxes have long been portrayed in literature as mischievous and sly, practical jokers or charlatans; from Aesop’s The Fox and...
No Damsels in Distress: Fearless Women in Fairy Tales Olga Hughes March 8, 2016ven traditional fairy tales are full of resourceful women. While there may be many tales of fair maidens being saved...
Cinderella’s Revenge Olga Hughes September 14, 2015enneth Branagh’s live-action remake of Walt Disney’s Cinderella left little room for censure. It was enchanting, magical and completely traditional....
The Sleeping Beauty, the Prince and the Ogre Queen Olga Hughes August 5, 2015lingering image of Walt Disney’s 1959 Sleeping Beauty is of happily ever after. It is a perfect romance, the peasant...
