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Richard III and the Battle for His Bones

Olga Hughes October 3, 2013

Five centuries on and even the very bones of Richard III are causing controversy. In 2009 screenwriter and secretary of...

The Search for Richard III’s DNA: Looking for Richard with John Ashdown-Hill

Olga Hughes October 3, 2013

In The King in the Car Park documentary, the world watched as the skeleton discovered on the very first day...

Could Richard III’s DNA help Solve the Mystery of The Princes in the Tower?

Olga Hughes October 2, 2013

The Legend of Richard of Eastwell Richard, a bricklayer, had arrived in Eastwell in 1542 or 1543 and made his...

And Every Tale Condemns me for a Villain: Richard III with David Baldwin

Olga Hughes October 2, 2013

King Richard III has long been a puzzle that history is desperate to solve. His reign only lasted twenty-two months,...

Richard III’s Elusive Queen: A look at Anne Neville with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes October 1, 2013

She was the daughter of one of the most powerful men of the Middle Ages, a Princess of Lancaster by...

What Is History?

C S Hughes September 28, 2013

It is said speculation is the spice on the lumpy porridge of history. Satire is the plums. History itself is...

Henry VIII The Life and Rule of England’s Nero: A New Look at the Old Monster with John Matusiak

Olga Hughes September 16, 2013

Henry VIII has spent nearly five centuries hiding behind the skirts of his many wives. He is one of the...

Tudor: The Family Story – Legacy with Leanda de Lisle

Olga Hughes September 13, 2013

The four surviving children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York all had a crown in their future, but it...

Tudor: The Family Story – The Rise of a Dynasty with Leanda de Lisle

Olga Hughes September 12, 2013

The Tudor dynasty began with a fairy tale – a love match between a beautiful young widowed Queen and a...

History Behind Game of Thrones: Walder Frey, Red Weddings, and Warwick the Kingmaker

Jamie Adair September 7, 2013

George RR Martin may have drawn inspiration for Lord Frey from Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as “Warwick the...

In the Shadow of the Throne: Thomas and George Boleyn with Lauren Mackay

Olga Hughes August 26, 2013

For centuries the black-eyed stare and mysterious smile of Anne Boleyn has captured our imaginations. It is her all-encompassing legacy...

Royal Babies: A History of Birth, Death and Destiny with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes August 22, 2013

Royal Babies – A History is the story of twenty-five births, from the arrival of Princess Matilda in 1066, whose...

Is Lorem Ipsum A Motto For Our Times?

C S Hughes August 21, 2013

Lorem Ipsum is of course classical Latin. Anyone who has done any kind of online publishing will have encountered the...

Several Curious Monsters From A Medieval Menagerie

C S Hughes August 17, 2013

On the birth of the new heir to the British throne, Australia’s Northern Territory gifted the baby Prince George a...

Tudor Collectables you Can’t Live Without

Olga Hughes August 16, 2013

Or can you? Ranging from the seriously cute to the slightly offensive… Although there have been plenty of china...

My lute be still, for I have done : George Boleyn with Clare Cherry

Olga Hughes August 15, 2013

George Boleyn was an important man in the Tudor court, yet he spent centuries in relative obscurity. The husband of...

The Acerbic Ambassador: Six of Eustace Chapuys Most Cutting Observations

Olga Hughes August 13, 2013

His natural inclination is to oppose all things debateable, taking great pride in persuading himself that he makes the world...

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