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
Five Screen Portrayals of Book Characters We Absolutely Loved Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TV August 30, 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
How To Be Happy By Giving Up Your Dreams And Embracing Your Mediocrity – A Book Review C S Hughes BooksRidiculam Mundi June 11, 2015
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021
Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: ‘The Shadow of the Tower’ Watch-along and Discussion Film & TV November 12, 2020
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires with Sara Cockerill History May 27, 2020
Fit for a King: The Burial and Reburial of Richard III with John Ashdown-Hill Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III February 4, 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
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
Richard III’s Funeral Crown to be Unveiled in Tewkesbury Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III May 2, 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...