On November 26, I delivered a lecture on Magna Carta and the Making of the Modern World, based on my book Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights
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I will be giving a talk on Victorian Christmas customs and the impact of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on how we celebrate Christmas today at Toronto’s 1st post office on December 13 from 6-9pm. There will be holiday treats and carol singing. Click here for more information including ticket prices
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In addition to posting about history, royalty and Magna Carta here, I am also writing about Toronto’s walking trails, history and landscapes on my new blog, A Long Walk from Toronto: Travels on the Trans-Canada Trail. In A Long Walk from Toronto, I follow the Toronto section of the trail, east of Yonge Street, writing about the history of the various places along the path. The current post, The Prince Edward Viaduct, combines royal history and Toronto history, discussing the famous bridge named for the future King Edward VIII.
Click here to read A Long Walk from Toronto: Travels on the Trans-Canada trail
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Click here to purchase your copy of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights
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The interview is available in the Newstalk 770 AM audio vault – November 22, 7am (The interview begins around 7:05am)
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Click here to read Magna Carta Tours Canada: 800 Years and Its Place in History in Beyond the Hill
Click here to purchase my book Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights
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On November 26 at 12pm I will be speaking at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law about my book, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights
On November 27, I will be signing copies of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights
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Click here to read Magna Carta and Women’s Rights in the Queen’s Alumni Review
Click here to purchase my book Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights
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Review: “Harris’ richly detailed comparative study of Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette offers fresh perspective on how both queens understood their roles as heads of households, wives, and mothers and how, in turn, those roles were interpreted by their husbands’ subjects. Combining a rigorous review of the literature with new research and original analytical insights, Harris has crafted an eminently readable and engaging work that effectively illuminates the complex nature of early modern queenship and revolution.” –Michelle White, UC Foundation Professor of History, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga, USA
About the book: Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England were two of the most notorious queens in European history. They both faced accusations that they had transgressed social, gender and regional norms, and attempted to defend themselves against negative reactions to their behavior. Each queen engaged with the debates of her time concerning the place of women within their families, religion, politics, the public sphere and court culture and attempted to counter criticism of her foreign origins and political influence. The impeachment of Henrietta Maria in 1643 and trial and execution of Marie Antoinette in 1793 were also trials of monarchical government that shaped the English Civil Wars and French Revolution.
In Canada, Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette
In the USA,Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Queenship and Power)
In the UK, Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Queenship and Power)
In the USA and UK, order directly from Palgrave Macmillan by December 31 with the discount code PM15THIRTY to receive 30% off. View the Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe flyer here for more information.
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