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
George R R Martin – Movie Still On The Cards C S Hughes BooksFilm & TVGame of Thrones November 15, 2013
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
Penguin Comes to the Hundred Acre Wood for Winnie-the-Pooh’s 90th Anniversary Olga Hughes Books September 23, 2016
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
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
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
The Legendary Ten Seconds New Richard III Tribute Tant Le Desiree Olga Hughes MusicRichard III September 6, 2014
Who Does the Story of ‘The Lost King’ Really Belong To? Olga Hughes August 30, 2022Back in 2017, all we knew about an upcoming film on the search for Richard III’s lost grave was a...
The Coronation of Richard III: Part III – Food, Glorious Food Pamela Furmidge May 20, 2020When the remains of Richard III were formally identified in 2012, it led to new discoveries about his life and...
The Coronation of Richard III Part II: Fabric, Clothing and the Great Wardrobe Pamela Furmidge April 22, 2020When Richard III decided that his coronation would take place only ten days after the day he had taken possession...
The Coronation of Richard III: Part One Pamela Furmidge February 17, 2020To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London,...
Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton Olga Hughes May 30, 2017 I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking...
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 John Ashdown-Hill May 22, 2017In 2004, following the request of colleagues in Belgium, I discovered the mtDNA sequence of King Richard III and his...
A Christmas Feast In The Court of Richard III Olga Hughes December 23, 2016An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the chronicler called the Christmas festivities at Richard III’s court...
The Prince and the Scullery Maid C.S. Hughes and Olga Hughes February 26, 2016International Tell A Fairy Tale Day February 26th 2016...
Richard III Takes on Donald Trump Olga Hughes December 16, 2015The New Yorker’s Alex Siquig has written the hilarious Ask King Richard III: A Political Advice Column, where American Presidential...
Evidence of the Accommodation used during Royal Visits to Leicester, 1460-1485 John Ashdown-Hill December 4, 2015There is a popular legend that, prior to the battle of Bosworth, King Richard III spent the night of 20-21...
The Secret Queen Buried in Norwich Olga Hughes December 2, 2015ince we last spoke to Dr. John Ashdown Hill in January, he has finally seen King Richard III re-interred and...
The Legendary Ten Seconds – Richard III Olga Hughes July 6, 2015The Legendary Ten Seconds have just released their third album, Richard III, to coincide with the anniversary of Richard III...
Richard III – For A Horse C S Hughes March 30, 2015CATESBY Rescue, my Lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue! The king enacts more wonders than a man, Daring an opposite to...
Roses for Richard III Olga Hughes March 30, 2015Each day of her stay in Leicester during Richard III’s reinterment week, Jasmine took a photo of the tributes at...
Toni Mount Richard III: King of Controversy Book Giveaway C S Hughes March 27, 2015ichard III is still an enigma. Villainous and heroic, romantic and ruthless, chivalrous and pious. Maligned by Shakespeare and history...
A Glimpse of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales Olga Hughes March 26, 2015Richard III’s reinterment date has fallen close to the anniversaries of the death of both his wife Queen Anne Neville...