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
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode One ‘Lyra’s Jordan’ Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TVHis Dark Materials November 5, 2019
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: ‘The Shadow of the Tower’ Watch-along and Discussion Olga Hughes Film & TV November 12, 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
Royal Library: Cecily Neville’s Legenda Aurea – The Golden Legend Olga Hughes BooksRichard IIIRoyal Library October 17, 2014
From Princess to Queen: Elizabeth of York with Alison Weir Olga Hughes December 10, 2013Queen Elizabeth of York is famous for her beauty and her kind, gentle nature. The tragedy and hardships she overcame...
The Perfect Queen: Elizabeth of York Olga Hughes December 8, 2013On the 11th of February 1466 for the first time in over a century a princess was born. Queen Elizabeth...
Henry VIII’s Diabolical Portrait C S Hughes November 29, 2013When Angie and Rhodri Powell found a near life size portrait hidden under the plaster of their 16th century home...
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort: Spirits at the Edge of the Material World Neil Kemp November 18, 2013This week’s travels took me to another Roman site, the fort at Reculver. A Roman settlement was established at Reculver...
Canterbury Cathedral: It’s Doubtful That Thomas Would Approve Neil Kemp November 11, 2013This week’s venue will need little introduction as it is not only one of the most iconic buildings in England,...
Elfrida – The First Crowned Queen of England with Elizabeth Norton Olga Hughes November 5, 2013She was an Anglo-Saxon Queen, the first consort to be crowned Queen of England. Elfrida made a love match with...
Queen Elfrida and Anne Boleyn Elizabeth Norton November 5, 2013My all time favourite queen of England has to be Elfrida (or, more correctly but less easy to read, Aelfthryth),...
Powell-Cotton Museum, House and Gardens: Fall in Behind the Major Neil Kemp November 4, 2013This week’s report comes from a venue in Kent that is a little different from my previous reports. The Powell-Cotton...
The Boleyn Women with Elizabeth Norton Olga Hughes November 1, 2013It is not often the women of a medieval family overshadow the men. The enigmatic Anne Boleyn continues to capture...
Walmer Castle and Gardens: A Tudor Rose By Any Other Name Neil Kemp October 28, 2013For this week’s tour of an historical heritage site in Kent, I took the short journey along the coast from...
The Woodvilles: Behind the Myth with Susan Higginbotham Olga Hughes October 22, 2013The secret marriage between a Duchess and a Squire may have raised a few eyebrows in 1437, but no one...
Deal Castle: It Isn’t Big, But it is Clever Neil Kemp October 21, 2013This week’s tour of Kent’s historical sights took me to Deal Castle, just south of Deal town centre. Deal Castle...
Richborough Roman Fort: Whatever happened to the Romans? Neil Kemp October 14, 2013Whatever happened to the Romans? Now, at first glance, the answer to the above question would seem self-evident. After all...
The Lost Son of Richard III? The Search for Richard Plantagenet Olga Hughes October 14, 2013 The grave of King Richard III may have been discovered, but the mystery of Richard of Eastwell, a reclusive bricklayer...
Damned Richard C S Hughes October 6, 2013Richard The Third as portrayed by Aneurin Barnard in the TV adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s The Cousins’ War trilogy, The...
Richard III: Lordship, Loyalty and Profiteering Jamie Adair October 4, 2013Richard III may not have killed the princes in the tower, but it doesn’t mean he was Mr. Nice Guy...
The Canonisation of Richard III: Have we Gone too Far? Jamie Adair October 4, 2013Have we swung too far the other way? Richard III has swung from being the deformed vilified monster in Shakespeare...