Bettany

 Bettany Mary Hughes OBE FSA (born May 27, 1967) is an English historian, author and broadcaster, who specializes in the study of classical history. Her books cover mythology, classical antiquity, aswell as the historical background of Istanbul. She is involved in her efforts to promote the study of classics in UK state schools. Hughes was made an OBE in the year 2019. In 2010, she delivered the Hellenic Institute's Tenth Annual Lecture "Ta Erotika, The Things of Love" and in 2011, she was a speaker at the Royal Television Society's Huw Wilson Memorial Lecture. She said that television history is growing and is enjoying a new golden era. In 2011, she chaired the Orange Prize for Fiction, the only UK annual literary prize for novels written by women. Hughes is a patron of The Iris Project, a charity that supports the teaching of Latin and Greek in UK state schools. Classics For All is her honorary patron. The goal of this campaign is to revive classical languages and ancient civilisations into state schools. She serves as an advisor to the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation which aims to encourage large-scale collaboration between East and West