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
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
The Search for the Real Richard III: The King’s Grave with Philippa Langley Olga Hughes June 2, 2014It is difficult to imagine King Richard III being overshadowed. If there is one word we can associate with Richard...
A New Afterlife for King Richard III? Olga Hughes May 31, 2014The University of Leicester, along with scientists from the University of Cambridge and Loughborough University, have finally released their case...
The Other Side of Sydney’s Underworld: Sophia Lane with Leigh Straw Olga Hughes May 30, 2014The names Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh are now a familiar part of Australian crime history. With the success of...
History Behind Game of Thrones: Attila the Hun – A 1500 year-old Murder Mystery Olga Hughes May 28, 2014id a 1500 year old murder mystery inspire George RR Martin’s Purple Wedding? While George R.R. Martin mentioned recently that...
George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier & Diplomat with Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway Olga Hughes May 27, 2014It would be tempting to suggest that George Boleyn has been the victim of a certain amount of stereotyping over...
Leicester Wins the Battle for King Richard III Olga Hughes May 25, 2014The Plantagenet Alliance’s claim for a judicial review was finally dismissed by Britain’s High Court on Friday. “We are naturally...
What Can Help When Death Hath Played his Part? The Early Defenders of Anne Boleyn Olga Hughes May 19, 2014Today is the anniversary of one of the most notorious judicial murders in English history, the execution of Queen Anne...
Amy Licence’s Cecily Neville Mother of Kings Excerpt “His Young Duchess” Olga Hughes May 8, 2014We are pleased to present an excerpt from the wonderful Cecily Neville Mother of Kings by Amy Licence. His Young...
Cecily Neville – Mother of Kings with Amy Licence Olga Hughes May 8, 2014We have a lingering image of Cecily Neville, “The Rose of Raby”, “Proud Cis”, the beautiful, imperious and powerful Duchess...
A Home Front Diary 1914-1918 by Lillie Scales Life in London During WWI Olga Hughes May 2, 2014On July 28th 1914, almost 100 years ago, Lillie Scales began to record a diary. Lillie was an upper-middle-class lady...
Richard III’s Funeral Crown to be Unveiled in Tewkesbury Olga Hughes May 2, 2014The amazing funeral crown of King Richard III will grace Tewkesbury Abbey this weekend during a major event commemorating the...
The Anne Boleyn Papers with Elizabeth Norton Olga Hughes May 1, 2014Much of our perception of Anne Boleyn has been shaped by the written word – from contemporary historical accounts to...
Richard III Funeral Crown Completed Olga Hughes April 24, 2014The much-anticipated funeral crown for Richard III has been completed. The crown was designed and comissioned by Dr John Ashdown-Hill,...
Richard III: Leicester Cathedral Plans Approved Olga Hughes April 3, 2014Leicester Cathedral’s plans for an internal redesign to accommodate the final resting place of Richard III have finally been approved...
Lauren Mackay’s Inside the Tudor Court: Finding Eustace Chapuys Lauren Mackay April 2, 2014Historian Lauren Mackay joins us on the third day of her Virtual Blog Tour discussing her new book Inside the...
Inside the Tudor Court – The Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys with Lauren Mackay Olga Hughes March 11, 2014Just how instrumental was the Spanish ambassador Eustace Chapuys in colouring our modern perceptions of Henry VIII and his wives?...
Which Tudor Prince was Conceived in the “Paradise Bed” of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York? Olga Hughes March 10, 2014Jonathan Foyle, chief executive of World Monuments Fund Britain, has called the “Paradise Bed” the most important piece of furniture...