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
Penguin Comes to the Hundred Acre Wood for Winnie-the-Pooh’s 90th Anniversary Olga Hughes Books September 23, 2016
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
The Acerbic Ambassador: Six of Eustace Chapuys Most Cutting Observations Olga Hughes History August 13, 2013
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
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022
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...
The Inspiration for Richard III’s Rosary Olga Hughes January 21, 2015Dr. John Ashdown-Hill will forever be linked with King Richard III. Twelve years ago he commenced research on the mitochondrial...
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 Ricardian Volume I October 1961 Olga Hughes December 19, 2014I’ve been sorting through a veritable treasure trove of The Ricardian this evening, having received a very kind gift from...
What do King Richard III’s Latest DNA Results Really Prove? John Ashdown-Hill December 3, 2014The University of Leicester have announced that they have uncovered ‘new truths’ about King Richard III’s Plantagenet lineage in Identification...
Towards Stillness: Towards the Final Journey of King Richard III Olga Hughes November 20, 2014When the Leicestershire County Council commissioned Towards Stillness, Dallas Pierce Quintero was asked to create an artwork that connected Bosworth,...
The Man Who Killed Richard III: Rhys ap Thomas with Susan Fern Olga Hughes November 17, 2014There is a centuries-old tradition that Sir Rhys ap Thomas felled Richard III on the battlefield at Bosworth. Rhys may...
Looking For Richard Project Announcement: Updates on Richard III’s Tomb and Visitor Centre Olga Hughes November 2, 2014The Looking for Richard Project team has announced several updates on their website this evening regarding the Richard III Visitor...
Royal Library: Cecily Neville’s Legenda Aurea – The Golden Legend Olga Hughes October 17, 2014Bridget of York is the elusive youngest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydeville. Born in 1480 at Eltham, Bridget...
Royal Library: Richard III’s Historia Destructionis Troiae and Historia Regum Britanniae Olga Hughes October 2, 2014Two of Richard III’s book have travelled rather a long way from his personal collection to the Russian Public Library...
Church of England and Catholic Church to Take Part in Richard III Reinterment Services Olga Hughes September 7, 2014Leicester Cathedral has announced that both the Church of England and the Catholic Church will take part in services in...
The Legendary Ten Seconds New Richard III Tribute Tant Le Desiree Olga Hughes September 6, 2014The Legendary Ten Seconds are back with Tant Le Desiree, their second album of English folk rock about the life...
History Salon: Life After Finding Richard III Olga Hughes September 3, 2014 On the 25th of August, 1485, King Richard III was laid to rest in the Greyfriars Church in Leicester....
Richard III: A Modern Medieval Monarch Olga Hughes August 25, 2014Richard III will have more anniversaries than most medieval monarchs by 2015. His major dates, his birthday on October 2nd,...
King Richard III to be Reinterred on March 26th 2015 Olga Hughes August 7, 2014The date for King Richard III’s reinterment has finally been announced. Richard will be finally laid to rest on Thursday...
Finding Richard III: The Official Account of a Remarkable Journey Olga Hughes July 31, 2014It is almost strange to see the culmination of years of hard work and dedication compressed into a series of...
De Montfort University Recreates Richard III’s Lost Priory and Tomb Olga Hughes July 23, 2014De Montfort University’s acclaimed Digital Building Heritage Group has digitally reconstructed Richard III’s lost tomb and the Grey Friars Church...