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: Season 2 Episode 5 The Scholar His Dark Materials December 12, 2020
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 6 ‘The Daemon-Cages’ Olga Hughes His Dark Materials December 11, 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
The Hidden Political Agendas In Richard Scarry’s Naughty Bunny C S Hughes ArtBooksRidiculam Mundi October 17, 2013
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Jane Seymour projected the persona people demanded of her: An interview with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes BooksHistoryInterviews November 16, 2019
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
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022
Sleepy Hollow – Was Benjamin Franklin Really A Nudist? C S Hughes September 23, 2014The new season of Sleepy Hollow began in spectacular fashion, with our heroes Ichabod, Jenny and Abbie racing against time...
The Short And Startling History Of Animals Without Pants C S Hughes July 3, 2014rchaeologists and anthropologists will tell you; humans wear clothes for warmth, protection and decoration. Psychologists will tell you we wear...
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...
Damned Richard C S Hughes October 6, 2013Richard The Third as portrayed by Aneurin Barnard in the TV adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s The Cousins’ War trilogy, The...
What Is History? C S Hughes September 28, 2013It is said speculation is the spice on the lumpy porridge of history. Satire is the plums. History itself is...
Varlet – From Medieval Servant to Medieval Insult C S Hughes August 12, 2013 var·let /ˈvärlət/ 1. A man or boy acting as a menial servant 2. A knight’s page 3. A...
