From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 520
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 621
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 757
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Olga Hughes Film & TV December 20, 2020 757
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 42
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 520
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1165
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 757
A New Chapter in Middle-Earth: Exclusive Interview with Hobbit Artist Jemima Catlin Olga Hughes BooksInterviews September 2, 2013 7755
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 412
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 433
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 443
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 386
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 408
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 372
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 618
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Olga Hughes Shakespeare May 2, 2022 408
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 408
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 372
Richard III Tomb Design Still Causing Controversy Olga Hughes HistoryNewsRichard III June 17, 2014 31405
A Tudor Christmas by Sarah Bryson Olga Hughes December 13, 2016Tudor Christmas by Sarah Bryson Christmas during the Tudor period, especially during the reign of Henry VIII, was very different...
Elizabeth Norton’s ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ Book Tour – The Seven Ages of Women Olga Hughes October 12, 2016Elizabeth Norton has brought us intriguing and compelling historical studies and biographies, looking at both the famous and infamous Queens...
The Maligned Lady Rochford – An Interview and Cover Reveal with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes September 19, 2016Nothing remains of Jane Boleyn. We do not know what she looked like, where she is buried, and we have...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII – their Marriages, their Deaths and their Births Danielle Marchant July 7, 2015The birth dates of many historical figures have become lost over time. We know that King Henry VIII was born...
Lauren Mackay’s Inside the Tudor Court Lauren Mackay April 2, 2014Historian Lauren Mackay joins us on the third day of her Virtual Blog Tour discussing her new book Inside the...
The Red Rose and the White: Elizabeth of York with Arlene Okerlund Olga Hughes December 11, 2013Elizabeth of York was the product of a love match. Her parents King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville had a...
The Perfect Queen: Elizabeth of York Olga Hughes December 8, 2013On the 11th of February 1466 for the first time in over a century a princess was born. Queen Elizabeth...
Queen Elfrida and Anne Boleyn Elizabeth Norton November 5, 2013My all time favourite queen of England has to be Elfrida (or, more correctly but less easy to read, Aelfthryth),...
Tudor: The Family Story – Legacy with Leanda de Lisle Olga Hughes September 13, 2013The four surviving children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York all had a crown in their future, but it...
Tudor: The Family Story – The Rise of a Dynasty with Leanda de Lisle Olga Hughes September 12, 2013The Tudor dynasty began with a fairy tale – a love match between a beautiful young widowed Queen and a...