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
The Blacksmith, The Brewer or the Shearman: Who Was Thomas Cromwell’s Father? Olga Hughes History January 27, 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
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 2, 2022
Elizabeth of York and her Kings – Henry VIII Olga Hughes December 31, 2013The rise of the Tudors is the stuff of myth. Edward IV has suddenly and tragically died, and his brother...
Henry VIII’s Diabolical Portrait C S Hughes November 29, 2013When Angie and Rhodri Powell found a near life size portrait hidden under the plaster of their 16th century home...
Canterbury Cathedral: It’s Doubtful That Thomas Would Approve Neil Kemp November 11, 2013This week’s venue will need little introduction as it is not only one of the most iconic buildings in England,...
Walmer Castle and Gardens: A Tudor Rose By Any Other Name Neil Kemp October 28, 2013For this week’s tour of an historical heritage site in Kent, I took the short journey along the coast from...
Deal Castle: It Isn’t Big, But it is Clever Neil Kemp October 21, 2013This week’s tour of Kent’s historical sights took me to Deal Castle, just south of Deal town centre. Deal Castle...
Henry VIII The Life and Rule of England’s Nero: A New Look at the Old Monster with John Matusiak Olga Hughes September 16, 2013Henry VIII has spent nearly five centuries hiding behind the skirts of his many wives. He is one of the...
Several Curious Monsters From A Medieval Menagerie C S Hughes August 17, 2013On the birth of the new heir to the British throne, Australia’s Northern Territory gifted the baby Prince George a...