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
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 5 The Scholar His Dark Materials December 12, 2020
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
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 Canonisation of Richard III: Have we Gone too Far? Jamie Adair HistoryRichard III October 4, 2013
Towards Stillness: Towards the Final Journey of King Richard III Olga Hughes November 20, 2014When the Leicestershire County Council commissioned Towards Stillness, Dallas Pierce Quintero was asked to create an artwork that connected Bosworth,...
The Man Who Killed Richard III: Rhys ap Thomas with Susan Fern Olga Hughes November 17, 2014There is a centuries-old tradition that Sir Rhys ap Thomas felled Richard III on the battlefield at Bosworth. Rhys may...
Edward II: The Unconventional King with Kathryn Warner Olga Hughes November 4, 2014In terms of reputation, King Edward II has one of the most infamous in the history of England’s monarchy. And...
Looking For Richard Project Announcement: Updates on Richard III’s Tomb and Visitor Centre Olga Hughes November 2, 2014The Looking for Richard Project team has announced several updates on their website this evening regarding the Richard III Visitor...
Katherine Howard: A New History with Conor Byrne Olga Hughes October 28, 2014Queen Katherine Howard is a figure shrouded in more myth than mystery. For centuries she has walked a tightrope between...
The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII with Amy Licence Olga Hughes October 20, 2014They were six remarkable women of the Tudor era, six individual and very different women whose lives have passed into...
Everyday Life in Medieval London with Toni Mount Olga Hughes October 14, 2014Have you ever wondered what shopping at a medieval market was like? It was sometimes unconventional – you could get...
History Salon: Elizabeth Wydeville – The Queen’s Reputation Olga Hughes October 2, 2014Both femme fatale and mater dolorosa are male constructs of types of women which set them aside: one threatening, the...
Elizabeth Wydeville: The Queen Dowager with Arlene Okerlund Olga Hughes October 1, 2014The period between 1483 and her death on 1492 must have encompassed the bleakest moments in Elizabeth Wydeville’s life, yet...
Elizabeth Wydeville: Elizabeth the Queen with David Baldwin Olga Hughes September 30, 2014There are many myths that surround Elizabeth Wydeville’s reputation, but perhaps one of the most obstinate is the image of...