From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 654
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 715
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 786
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 898
Incredible New Aardman Animation Trailer For Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Anniversary C S Hughes EventsFilm & TVMusic August 23, 2013 3774
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 235
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 654
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1325
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 786
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 898
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 388
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 531
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 552
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 546
Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: ‘The Shadow of the Tower’ Watch-along and Discussion Olga Hughes Film & TV November 12, 2020 1753
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 501
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 540
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 560
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 790
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Olga Hughes Shakespeare April 30, 2022 560
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 388
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 540
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 560
The Princes in the Urn: Why it’s Time to Let Go of the Westminster Abbey Myth Olga Hughes HistoryRichard III March 23, 2015 33055
Eustace Chapuys Inside the Tudor Court by Lauren Mackay Olga Hughes August 13, 2013The King means it to be kept secret till Whitsuntide; but everybody begins already to murmur by suspicion, and several...
Varlet – From Medieval Servant to Medieval Insult C S Hughes August 12, 2013 var·let /ˈvärlət/ 1. A man or boy acting as a menial servant 2. A knight’s page 3. A...
Tracing the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn with Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris Olga Hughes August 12, 2013It is a good thing for us that historical researcher Natalie Grueninger and historian/historical fiction author Sarah Morris did not...
The Top 5 Songs Hated By Medieval History Nerds C S Hughes August 7, 2013History nerds, they loved the TV show The Tudors, but hated its innacuracies. They swoon over rough headed James Frain,...
3000 Year Old Mummy Resurrected With LEGO C S Hughes July 2, 2013No, not in some arcane ritual imploring Anubis to turn back the twelve hours of the night to re-incarnate a...
Why Vitamins Are Funky C S Hughes May 20, 2013The term vitamin was derived from ‘vitamine,’ a compound word coined in 1912 by the Polish biochemist Kazimierz Funk, when...
Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Discusses Nymph Racing And The Chastity Commission C S Hughes April 21, 2013Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1780 to 1790. Here he is...
