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
Star Trek Beyond – Action Packed Movie – Action Packed Giveaway! C S Hughes Film & TV November 2, 2016 5351
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: ‘The Golden Compass’ and Pre-Show Thoughts Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TVHis Dark Materials November 3, 2019 1032
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 301
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
Sleepy Hollow – Was Benjamin Franklin Really A Nudist? C S Hughes Film & TVHistory September 23, 2014 31183
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
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022 449
The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III History September 29, 2026 301
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
Richard III: The Road to Leicester with Amy Licence Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III March 6, 2014 4382
1666 A Witch’s Eye View Of The Great Fire Of London C S Hughes January 23, 2015History records that the Great Fire Of London began in the early hours of the 2nd of September, 1666, in...
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...
