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
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale ‘Betrayal’ Olga Hughes His Dark Materials December 29, 2019
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
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Olga Hughes Film & TV June 12, 2021
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
De Montfort University Recreates Richard III’s Lost Priory and Tomb Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III July 23, 2014
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...
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...
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?...
Richard III: The Road to Leicester with Amy Licence Olga Hughes March 6, 2014There are few medieval kings who have caused centuries of continual debate. The first fictional depictions of “The Tyrant” Richard...
The Third Plantagenet: George Duke of Clarence with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes March 3, 2014We know him as false fleeting perjured Clarence, always as a traitor, sometimes as a drunk and a madman. We...
The Princes in the Tower with Josephine Wilkinson Olga Hughes February 25, 2014In 1483 twelve year-old King Edward V and his brother, nine year-old Richard Duke of York were taken into the...
Fit for a King: The Burial and Reburial of Richard III with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes February 4, 2014“buryed…without any pompe or solemn funerall…in thabbay of monks Franciscanes at Leycester” Polydore Vergil Today marks a full year since...
The Mother of the Tudor Dynasty: Elizabeth of York with Amy Licence Olga Hughes December 12, 2013Elizabeth of York did not always live the charmed life a Princess, many of her childhood and teenage years were...
The Red Rose and the White: Elizabeth of York with Arlene Okerlund Olga Hughes December 11, 2013Elizabeth of York was the product of a love match. Her parents King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville had a...
From Princess to Queen: Elizabeth of York with Alison Weir Olga Hughes December 10, 2013Queen Elizabeth of York is famous for her beauty and her kind, gentle nature. The tragedy and hardships she overcame...
Elfrida – The First Crowned Queen of England with Elizabeth Norton Olga Hughes November 5, 2013She was an Anglo-Saxon Queen, the first consort to be crowned Queen of England. Elfrida made a love match with...
The Boleyn Women with Elizabeth Norton Olga Hughes November 1, 2013It is not often the women of a medieval family overshadow the men. The enigmatic Anne Boleyn continues to capture...
The Woodvilles: Behind the Myth with Susan Higginbotham Olga Hughes October 22, 2013The secret marriage between a Duchess and a Squire may have raised a few eyebrows in 1437, but no one...
The Search for Richard III’s DNA: Looking for Richard with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes October 3, 2013In The King in the Car Park documentary, the world watched as the skeleton discovered on the very first day...
And Every Tale Condemns me for a Villain: Richard III with David Baldwin Olga Hughes October 2, 2013King 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, 2013She was the daughter of one of the most powerful men of the Middle Ages, a Princess of Lancaster by...
Henry VIII The Life and Rule of England’s Nero: A New Look at the Old Monster with John Matusiak Olga Hughes September 16, 2013Henry VIII has spent nearly five centuries hiding behind the skirts of his many wives. He is one of the...