She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter’, you’re ...

The first time I saw Jane Austen described as a ‘prose Shakespeare’ it struck me as absolute perfection. It was George Henry Lewes, in the 19th century, that gave her the epithet, although he ...

Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King Richard as ‘Richard’ throughout these articles. “We (as an ...

Shylock has been residing in a corner of my mind for about four years now, ever since I first studied The Merchant of Venice. I’d like to say ‘quietly’, but he’s not always quiet. I think about him ...

There was a time, not that long ago, when I was enthusiastic about arguing every detail, and examining every possible scenario, when writing an article. Very recently I caught myself laughing, at ...

All of Mrs. Coulter’s story over season two, from her torturing the witch Katja, the murder of Cardinal Sturrock and the subsequent blackmail of McPhail, to the revelation of her suffering family ...

When the remains of Richard III were formally identified in 2012, it led to new discoveries about his life and times. Among the results of various investigations, it was determined that in the last ...

When Richard III decided that his coronation would take place only ten days after the day he had taken possession of the realm by a secular enthronement in Westminster Hall, he would have known that ...

To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London, the gold state coach, the backdrop of Westminster Abbey, the jewels, the ...

The Gyptians of Philip Pullman’s ‘Brytain’ and the wider world were introduced in the first episode of His Dark Materials by way of a newly-seen coming-of-age ceremony. The community came together to ...

The Mt Best Short Film Event will be presenting a terrific showcase of films by Gippsland filmmakers. One of the highlights of the event will be a special screening of Healing, a film by Craig Monahan ...

In 2004, following the request of colleagues in Belgium, I discovered the mtDNA sequence of King Richard III and his siblings. 1 Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only in the all-female line. In that ...