From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 628
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 693
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 762
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 861
Grandpa Joe Is Not the Villain, You Are: Ableism, Classism, and Ageism in the Online Hatred of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Grandpa Joe Books June 8, 2026 194
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 628
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1294
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 762
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 861
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode Three ‘The Spies’ Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TVHis Dark Materials November 20, 2019 894
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 302
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 500
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 519
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 521
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 477
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 501
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 509
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 736
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 302
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 501
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 509
City of Leicester Forges Ahead with Richard III Plans Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III January 31, 2014 4880
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Olga Hughes June 12, 2021There are certain aspects of Anne Boleyn’s life, and death, that will always influence the way her story is told....
Who’s Afraid of Anne Boleyn? Olga Hughes October 31, 2020Recently I saw a meme aimed at history nerds making fun of ‘social justice warriors’. I’ll laugh all day long...
My Name is Jane…Boleyn Olga Hughes May 19, 2017“War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming—making people not know who they are....
Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli Olga Hughes December 17, 2016 Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli The celebration of Christmas in the Henrician Court...
The Light in the Labyrinth – Christmas at Greenwich Olga Hughes December 15, 2016My two Anne Boleyn novels, Dear Heart, How Like You This? and The Light in the Labyrinth, a young adult...
A Diary of Anne Boleyn A Poem by James Walton C S Hughes November 12, 2016A Diary of Anne Boleyn My ladies weep in the vernacular tongue kneeling in the French style I caught the...
The Queen and the Ambassador Lauren Mackay March 29, 2016Easter, 1536. With the death of Katherine of Aragon in January, it would seem that Anne Boleyn is at last...
A Lament for the Lady Who Waited C.S. Hughes and Olga Hughes February 26, 2016International Tell A Fairy Tale Day February 26th 2016...
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...
Anne Boleyn’s Privy Kitchen Olga Hughes May 19, 2015After Cardinal Wolsey gave Hampton Court Palace to Henry VIII, Henry’s first improvement was to expand the palace kitchens. They...