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
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Towards Stillness: Towards the Final Journey of King Richard III Olga Hughes ArtHistoryRichard III November 20, 2014
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
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. C S Hughes 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
Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton Olga Hughes HistoryPoet's StageRichard III May 30, 2017
There Has To Be A Baddie Clare Cherry March 16, 2015We all know that people are neither all good or all bad. In life there is rarely black or white,...
King Richard III’s Plastic Head Olga Hughes March 11, 2015The Richard III Visitor Centre has given Richard yet another new face. An updated version of the reconstructed head of...
Henry VIII’s Last Love: Who was Katherine Willoughby? Olga Hughes March 9, 2015Today we’re pleased to be launching the book tour for David Baldwin’s highly-anticipated Henry VIII’s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life...
Invasion 1788: The Destruction And Death Of The Old Australia And The Birth Of A Brave New World Neil Kemp March 4, 2015Captain James Cook first encountered the Aboriginal people of Australia in April 1770 and was immediately struck by their vigorous...
Wolf Hall Finale: Master of Propaganda Olga Hughes March 3, 2015Peter Straughan was facing two major problems when adapting Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies for television. The first...
Churchill and the Emergence of a Truly Independent Australia Neil Kemp February 27, 2015It is now 50 years since the death of Sir Winston Churchill and television and radio schedules during January in...
Vale John Schofield Olga Hughes February 25, 2015“Well might many a famous individual from the past, were he able to read history’s verdict on him, echo the...
Wolf Hall Episode 5: A Murder of Crows Olga Hughes February 21, 2015You have to wonder if it should really be this simple to gloss over the judicial murders of six innocent...
The World of Richard III with Kristie Dean Olga Hughes February 15, 2015Kristie Dean’s passion for historical buildings really shines through in The World of Richard III. From the crumbling ruins of...
Wolf Hall Episode 4 “The Devil’s Spit”: Playing the Blame Game Olga Hughes February 13, 2015It should be evident what direction Wolf Hall is now headed from the opening placard. Anne Boleyn, it tell us,...
Wolf Hall’s Characterisations of the Boleyn Family Clare Cherry February 11, 2015I’m am not entirely sure what the Boleyn family did to deserve Hilary Mantel. In both her novels, and the...
The Claimant: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses Book Tour – Simon Anderson on Towton Battlefield Olga Hughes February 9, 2015Today we’re pleased to be launching the book tour for Simon Anderson’s gripping debut novel, The Claimant: A Novel of...
Wolf Hall Episode Three: Anna Regina – Boleynis Horribilis Olga Hughes February 6, 2015I was under the impression that I might enjoy the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall more than the book. Clearly...
The Dullards of Wolf Hall Olga Hughes January 30, 2015You think candlelight is problematic? I like the candlelight, it’s Wolf Hall’s most redeeming quality, along with the gorgeous music. The...
The Blacksmith, The Brewer or the Shearman: Who Was Thomas Cromwell’s Father? Olga Hughes January 27, 2015Last week’s opening episode of BBC’s Wolf Hall portrayed a sickeningly violent scene where Walter Cromwell beat his young son...
1666 A Witch’s Eye View Of The Great Fire Of London C S Hughes January 23, 2015History records that the Great Fire Of London began in the early hours of the 2nd of September, 1666, in...
Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes January 22, 2015Although her paternity has been fiercely debated since her mother Mary Boleyn came out of the shadows a decade ago,...