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
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
Looking For Richard Project to Release ‘Finding Richard III: The Official Account’ Olga Hughes BooksHistoryRichard III June 14, 2014
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
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....
