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
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
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022
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
Several Curious Monsters From A Medieval Menagerie C S Hughes August 17, 2013On the birth of the new heir to the British throne, Australia’s Northern Territory gifted the baby Prince George a...
Tudor Collectables you Can’t Live Without Olga Hughes August 16, 2013Or can you? Ranging from the seriously cute to the slightly offensive… Although there have been plenty of china...
My lute be still, for I have done : George Boleyn with Clare Cherry Olga Hughes August 15, 2013George Boleyn was an important man in the Tudor court, yet he spent centuries in relative obscurity. The husband of...
The Acerbic Ambassador: Six of Eustace Chapuys Most Cutting Observations Olga Hughes August 13, 2013His natural inclination is to oppose all things debateable, taking great pride in persuading himself that he makes the world...
Eustace Chapuys Inside the Tudor Court by Lauren Mackay Olga Hughes August 13, 2013The King means it to be kept secret till Whitsuntide; but everybody begins already to murmur by suspicion, and several...
Varlet – From Medieval Servant to Medieval Insult C S Hughes August 12, 2013 var·let /ˈvärlət/ 1. A man or boy acting as a menial servant 2. A knight’s page 3. A...
Tracing the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn with Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris Olga Hughes August 12, 2013It is a good thing for us that historical researcher Natalie Grueninger and historian/historical fiction author Sarah Morris did not...