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
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale ‘Betrayal’ Olga Hughes 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
What do King Richard III’s Latest DNA Results Really Prove? John Ashdown-Hill HistoryNewsRichard III December 3, 2014
Game of Thrones – Sansa Stark Isn’t Really Stupid Olga Hughes August 4, 2013Sansa Stark has had a polarising effect on the new generation of Game of Thrones fans. While all of us...
The Real Game of Thrones – The History Behind the Hit Series Olga Hughes July 24, 2013The runaway success of HBO’s Game of Thrones may have surprised the critics, but George R.R Martin’s A Song of...
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? Olga Hughes October 24, 2022She could have been influenced by her own family’s long association with the Princess Mary. Eric Ives 1 The idea...
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Was Jane ‘Rewarded’ by Thomas Cromwell? Olga Hughes August 28, 2022It is also the case that Lady Rochford’s interests as a widow were carefully looked after by Cromwell Eric Ives...
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Testify Against Her Husband? Olga Hughes August 11, 2022Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, has really only left a faint impression on history. Yet I find Jane the most fascinating...
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Olga Hughes July 29, 2022The first time I saw Jane Austen described as a ‘prose Shakespeare’ it struck me as absolute perfection. It was...
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...
Merchant of Venice: Part Two – History and Myth Olga Hughes March 22, 2022Please watch: Shakespeare the Author One of Shakespeare’s most profound speeches doesn’t actually belong to one of his plays....
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes March 7, 2022Shylock has been residing in a corner of my mind for about four years now, ever since I first studied...
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,...
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...
Vale David Baldwin Olga Hughes April 7, 2016We have to ask ourselves if Richard would have killed his brother’s sons, or Henry Tudor his brothers-in-law, when a...
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...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII – their Marriages, their Deaths and their Births Danielle Marchant July 7, 2015The birth dates of many historical figures have become lost over time. We know that King Henry VIII was born...
Mary Boleyn Book Tour: Sarah Bryson on Mary’s Boleyn’s Children Olga Hughes April 17, 2015Sarah Bryson’s hotly-anticipated book on Mary Boleyn is finally here! Sarah and MadeGlobal are bringing you a full week of...