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
Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: ‘The Shadow of the Tower’ Watch-along and Discussion Olga Hughes November 12, 2020The recently formed ‘James Maxwell and The Shadow of the Tower’ Facebook group will be holding its first The Shadow...
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...
Elizabeth of York and her Kings – Henry VIII Olga Hughes December 31, 2013The rise of the Tudors is the stuff of myth. Edward IV has suddenly and tragically died, and his brother...
Elizabeth of York and her Kings – Henry VII Olga Hughes December 30, 2013The marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York was not a love match. It was arranged by their mothers...
Elizabeth of York – Great Expectations? Jamie Adair December 29, 2013In many ways, Elizabeth of York is one of the most pivotal, and yet elusive, figures in the Wars of...
Elizabeth of York and Her Kings : Richard III Olga Hughes December 18, 2013 …that with my soul I love thy daughter and do intend to make her Queen of England. That Richard...
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...
The Perfect Queen: Elizabeth of York Olga Hughes December 8, 2013On the 11th of February 1466 for the first time in over a century a princess was born. Queen Elizabeth...
Elizabeth Norton’s ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ Book Tour – The Seven Ages of Women Olga Hughes October 12, 2016Elizabeth Norton has brought us intriguing and compelling historical studies and biographies, looking at both the famous and infamous Queens...
History Salon: Elizabeth Wydeville – The Queen’s Reputation Olga Hughes October 2, 2014Both femme fatale and mater dolorosa are male constructs of types of women which set them aside: one threatening, the...
Elizabeth Wydeville: The Queen Dowager with Arlene Okerlund Olga Hughes October 1, 2014The period between 1483 and her death on 1492 must have encompassed the bleakest moments in Elizabeth Wydeville’s life, yet...
Elizabeth Wydeville: Elizabeth the Queen with David Baldwin Olga Hughes September 30, 2014There are many myths that surround Elizabeth Wydeville’s reputation, but perhaps one of the most obstinate is the image of...
The Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydeville with Susan Higginbotham Olga Hughes September 29, 2014Decades before his grandson King Henry VIII scandalised Europe with his six marriages, King Edward IV made his own controversial...
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...