From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 521
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 622
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 681
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 758
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 43
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 521
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1167
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 681
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 758
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 413
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 436
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 444
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Olga Hughes Film & TV June 12, 2021 622
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 388
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 620
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022 355
Christopher Tolkien Awarded the Bodley Medal Olga Hughes November 1, 2016Christopher Tolkien is to receive the Bodley Medal, awarded by the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford for outstanding...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Shadow Man and The Shadow Bride Olga Hughes February 17, 2016Tolkien scholar Wayne Hammond has just discovered two poems written by J.R.R. Tolkien in a 1936 school annual. One of...
Two Long-Lost J.R.R. Tolkien Poems Found in a School Annual Olga Hughes February 17, 2016Tolkien scholar Wayne Hammond has tracked down two long-lost poems in the 1936 annual of Our Lady’s School in Oxfordshire....
The 20 Most Lied-About Books Olga Hughes February 11, 2016ying about having read a book usually always ends badly. Trust me, while I never used to outright lie to...
J.R.R. Tolkien Sings Sam’s “Rhyme of the Troll” Olga Hughes January 29, 2016n 1952, while J.R.R Tolkien was staying with George Sayer in Worcestershire, Sayer showed him a tape recorder. This was...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Bilbo’s Last Song’ Olga Hughes January 3, 2016Bilbo’s Last Song was sung by Bilbo Baggins at the Grey Havens as Bilbo, Frodo and the Keepers of the...
One Does Not Simply Walk Into Erebor – A Hobbit Trilogy Watching Guide C S Hughes December 27, 2014There have been complaints from some quarters of the Internet about The Hobbit Trilogy, and especially the final magnificent instalment,...
JRR Tolkien’s Newly Discovered Letter: Teaching is ‘Exhausting and Depressing’ Olga Hughes June 20, 2014A newly discovered letter penned by J.R.R.Tolkien has revealed a touching message to his former teachers. Tolkien, who famously wrote...
The 10 Best Chapter Endings In Books Olga Hughes September 9, 2013J.R.R. Tolkien: The Return of the King – The Siege of Gondor “And in that very moment, away behind in...
A New Chapter in Middle-Earth: Exclusive Interview with Hobbit Artist Jemima Catlin Olga Hughes September 2, 2013On September 12th Harper Collins will release the first new illustrated edition of The Hobbit for more than 15 years....
