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
Wolf Hall Episode 4 “The Devil’s Spit”: Playing the Blame Game Olga Hughes Film & TVHistory February 13, 2015
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 problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England HistoryRichard III May 22, 2017
De Montfort University Recreates Richard III’s Lost Priory and Tomb Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III July 23, 2014
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...
The Peril of Henry’s Wives Eddie Boverington March 10, 2016Henry VIII cartoon by Mike Williams, Punch magazine 1972...
A Lament for the Lady Who Waited C.S. Hughes and Olga Hughes February 26, 2016International Tell A Fairy Tale Day February 26th 2016...
I Wish I’d Looked After My Wives Eddie Boverington January 21, 2016“Cutting Edge Divorce” by Adrian Skermer...
This Other Eden Book Tour – Interview with Margaret M. Williams and Book Giveaway Olga Hughes December 12, 2015eet the very remarkable Margaret M. Williams who, between travelling and gardening, created the sweeping historical saga This Other Eden,...
Yea Olde Worlde Uxoricide Eddie Boverington August 10, 2015There comes a time in every homicidal egotistical Monarch‘s life when he decides on uxoricide. That’s killing your wife by...
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...
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...
Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes January 22, 2015Although her paternity has been fiercely debated since her mother Mary Boleyn came out of the shadows a decade ago,...
Royal Library: Catherine Howard’s Books Olga Hughes October 31, 2014There is some debate over whether Queen Catherine Howard was literate. However, we do have some examples of Catherine owning...
Royal Library: The Rose and Pomegranate – Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon Olga Hughes October 25, 2014The alliance between England and Spain was supposed to be the great triumph of the new Tudor dynasty. For Katherine...
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...
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...