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
The Princes in the Urn: Why it’s Time to Let Go of the Westminster Abbey Myth Olga Hughes HistoryRichard III March 23, 2015
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
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 1, 2022
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...
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Olga Hughes May 2, 2022Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? The Tragedy and Disability Olga Hughes May 1, 2022Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Olga Hughes April 30, 2022Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...
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...