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
Richard III’s Elusive Queen: A look at Anne Neville with Amy Licence Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III October 1, 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
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 Legendary Ten Seconds New Richard III Tribute Tant Le Desiree Olga Hughes MusicRichard III September 6, 2014
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...
Henry VIII’s Last Love: Who was Katherine Willoughby? Olga Hughes March 9, 2015Today we’re pleased to be launching the book tour for David Baldwin’s highly-anticipated Henry VIII’s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life...
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 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...
Pemberley Is For Sale – And It Could Be Yours For A Song C S Hughes November 27, 2014It’s an unforgettable moment. Elizabeth Bennet, having recently rejected a marriage proposal from Darcy for his prideful and highhanded ways,...
Edward II: The Unconventional King with Kathryn Warner Olga Hughes November 4, 2014In terms of reputation, King Edward II has one of the most infamous in the history of England’s monarchy. And...
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...
Who Wants To See Patrick Stewart Read John Cooper Clarke’s Chickentown? C S Hughes October 17, 2014They say the Yorkshire accent is the closest thing to the way English sounded in Elizabethan times, except for Bostonians,...
A New Afterlife for King Richard III? Olga Hughes May 31, 2014The University of Leicester, along with scientists from the University of Cambridge and Loughborough University, have finally released their case...
Leicester Wins the Battle for King Richard III Olga Hughes May 25, 2014The Plantagenet Alliance’s claim for a judicial review was finally dismissed by Britain’s High Court on Friday. “We are naturally...
The Real Game of Thrones: Why We’re Too Hard on Sansa Stark Olga Hughes April 7, 2014The Princess in Waiting Ned Stark was never very good at understanding women. The signs were clear when he brought...
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...
Richard III – The Unburied King Olga Hughes February 18, 2014Leave the Lady Alone, She Should Be Buried …cried the newspaper headlines in 1965. Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of...
History Behind Game of Thrones: Walder Frey, Red Weddings, and Warwick the Kingmaker Jamie Adair September 7, 2013George RR Martin may have drawn inspiration for Lord Frey from Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as “Warwick the...
3 Sci-Fi Characters That Should Be Digitally Replaced C S Hughes July 20, 2013We have the technology. For many years now through both analog and digital techniques editors have had the ability to...