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
After Richard III: Sir Ralph Bigod and Henry Parker, Lord Morley Olga Hughes HistoryRichard III March 24, 2015
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires with Sara Cockerill Olga Hughes May 27, 2020“Writing about Eleanor of Aquitaine has been a very different experience to writing about Eleanor of Castile. With the latter,...
Jane Seymour projected the persona people demanded of her: An interview with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes November 16, 2019It is difficult to try and define which of Henry VIII’s queens have been the most maligned, because they have...
We Talk The Last Kingdom With Alexander Dreymon C.S. Hughes and Olga Hughes May 12, 2017It seems like Bernard Cornwell has spent two years reminding people that there are “no dragons” in The Last Kingdom....
In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII with Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris Olga Hughes November 23, 2016In 2014 Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris took us on a unique journey through the life of Queen Anne Boleyn,...
The Maligned Lady Rochford – An Interview and Cover Reveal with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes September 19, 2016Nothing remains of Jane Boleyn. We do not know what she looked like, where she is buried, and we have...
Scandalous Liaisons : Charles II and His Court with R.E. Pritchard Olga Hughes September 14, 2016When faced with the legend of Charles II, and his decadent court, it is tempting to think that, like so...
Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was – with Sean Cunningham Olga Hughes August 1, 2016He was the Once and Future prince. The most important boy in all of England, the entire hopes of a...
Ghostbusters Collectables with Matt MacNabb C.S. Hughes and Olga Hughes July 13, 2016toyicious /tɔɪˈɪʃəs/ adjective 1. the ease, success or suitability with which a character, object or concept from a film or...
This Other Eden Book Tour – Interview with Margaret M. Williams and Book Giveaway Olga Hughes December 12, 2015eet the very remarkable Margaret M. Williams who, between travelling and gardening, created the sweeping historical saga This Other Eden,...
The Secret Queen Buried in Norwich Olga Hughes December 2, 2015ince we last spoke to Dr. John Ashdown Hill in January, he has finally seen King Richard III re-interred and...
Dragon’s Blood & Willow Bark : The Mysteries of Medieval Medicine with Toni Mount Olga Hughes November 27, 2015oni Mount is back with another fascinating look at everyday life in the middle ages. Dragon’s Blood & Willow Bark...
Game of Thrones: The Ironborn and The Viking Warrior with Ian Stephenson Olga Hughes April 6, 2015If you’ll be missing the Ironborn, who have now been mainly scrapped from Game of Thrones, here’s an interview I...
The Family of Richard III with Michael Hicks Olga Hughes March 25, 2015Throughout his long career Emeritus Professor Michael Hicks has examined various historical figures of the fractious period of the Wars...
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...
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,...
The Dublin King with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes January 9, 2015In 1487 a young boy was crowned King Edward VI in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. After a failed rebellion...
The Medieval Housewife with Toni Mount Olga Hughes November 24, 2014Following on from Everyday Life in Medieval London Toni Mount delves into the lives of medieval women from all walks...