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
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022
Who Does the Story of ‘The Lost King’ Really Belong To? Olga Hughes August 30, 2022Back in 2017, all we knew about an upcoming film on the search for Richard III’s lost grave was a...
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Olga Hughes May 2, 2022Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes May 1, 2022Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Olga Hughes April 30, 2022Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...
The Coronation of Richard III: Part III – Food, Glorious Food Pamela Furmidge May 20, 2020When the remains of Richard III were formally identified in 2012, it led to new discoveries about his life and...
The Coronation of Richard III: Part One Pamela Furmidge February 17, 2020To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London,...
Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton Olga Hughes May 30, 2017 I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking...
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 John Ashdown-Hill May 22, 2017In 2004, following the request of colleagues in Belgium, I discovered the mtDNA sequence of King Richard III and his...
A Christmas Feast In The Court of Richard III Olga Hughes December 23, 2016An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the chronicler called the Christmas festivities at Richard III’s court...
The Legendary Ten Seconds – Richard III Olga Hughes July 6, 2015The Legendary Ten Seconds have just released their third album, Richard III, to coincide with the anniversary of Richard III...
Richard III – For A Horse C S Hughes March 30, 2015CATESBY Rescue, my Lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue! The king enacts more wonders than a man, Daring an opposite to...
Roses for Richard III Olga Hughes March 30, 2015Each day of her stay in Leicester during Richard III’s reinterment week, Jasmine took a photo of the tributes at...
Toni Mount Richard III: King of Controversy Book Giveaway C S Hughes March 27, 2015ichard III is still an enigma. Villainous and heroic, romantic and ruthless, chivalrous and pious. Maligned by Shakespeare and history...
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...
After Richard III: Sir Ralph Bigod and Henry Parker, Lord Morley Olga Hughes March 24, 2015Sir Ralph Bigod is one of those ‘minor’ historical figures we don’t hear much about. He may have been of...
The Princes in the Urn: Why it’s Time to Let Go of the Westminster Abbey Myth Olga Hughes March 23, 2015he discovery of King Richard III’s remains has had a strange effect on the world of historical research. Because mtDNA...
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...