Faking Shakespeare: Tales of Forgery, Theft and Deception
You can’t be as famous as Shakespeare without attracting the wrong kind of attention. Here are three cases where the …
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Perkin Warbeck: The Man Who Would be King
Could Perkin Warbeck have actually been Richard of York, rescued from the Tower of London and returning to England to …
A Prince in Hot Water: The Duke of Windsor and the Murder of Sir Harry Oakes
Shipped off as Governor of the Bahamas to keep him out of harm’s way, the Duke of Windsor was yet …
The Curse of the Tichborne Dole: A Medieval Postscript to the Amazing Story of the Tichborne Claimant
Could a medieval curse have predicted the challenge posed to the Tichborne family by the notorious Tichborne Claimant? Every …
Butcher or Baronet: The Amazing Story of the Tichborne Claimant
How could this rough, dirty and barely competent Australian butcher have made a convincing claim to one of Englands oldest …
Lord Leicester’s Love Child: Part Two
Despite, or perhaps because of, his unfortunate birth, Sir Robert Dudley went on to have the exciting life his father …
Lord Leicester’s Love Child
Discover a long forgotten love affair at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. I thought I knew all there …
Sexual Politics v Artistic Integrity
Film can be a great place to put across one’s political point, but should it be at the expense of …
Jane Austen Spun Off
Two hundred years after her death, films based on Jane Austen’s books are still box office hits. Why is …
History Remade: The Children’s Crusade
How are we to know when legend has been taken as history? A German documentary series called Fairy Tales …
Of Love and Power
Cultures may have completely different customs and values, but underneath it all we are just the same. Suleiman the …
Logan’s Run to The Island
Although never acknowledged as such, ‘The Island’ is clearly a re-make of the classic film, ‘Logan’s Run’. I was …