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
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: ‘The Golden Compass’ and Pre-Show Thoughts Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TVHis Dark Materials November 3, 2019
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
Five Screen Portrayals of Book Characters We Absolutely Loved Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TV August 30, 2013
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
Richard III Short Film ‘Finding Richard’ Premieres at Cannes Film Festival Olga Hughes Film & TVRichard III May 18, 2014
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? Olga Hughes August 12, 2022One of the common approaches to creating the ‘villainous’ Jane Boleyn is to seperate her from her Boleyn family, to...
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...
What Can Help When Death Hath Played his Part? The Early Defenders of Anne Boleyn Olga Hughes May 19, 2014Today is the anniversary of one of the most notorious judicial murders in English history, the execution of Queen Anne...
Inside the Tudor Court – The Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys with Lauren Mackay Olga Hughes March 11, 2014Just how instrumental was the Spanish ambassador Eustace Chapuys in colouring our modern perceptions of Henry VIII and his wives?...
The Acerbic Ambassador: Six of Eustace Chapuys Most Cutting Observations Olga Hughes August 13, 2013His natural inclination is to oppose all things debateable, taking great pride in persuading himself that he makes the world...
