Carolyn at Chateau Cheverny, Loire Valley
Dr. Carolyn Harris is a historian based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She currently teaches history at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies. Carolyn completed her PhD in history at Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada in May, 2012. She completed six months of her doctorate at Birkbeck College, University of London in 2009 as a visiting overseas research student.
Carolyn’s doctoral dissertation, “Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette: Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe” compares the public perception of Queen Henrietta Maria of England and Queen Marie Antoinette of France as wives, mothers and heads of royal households prior to the English Civil Wars and French Revolution.
Carolyn is an expert in the history of European monarchy and has been interviewed by numerous media outlets including CNN, BBC Radio 5, CBC syndicated radio, Radio Canada International, TVO’s “The Agenda,” The Toronto Star, the National Post and the Globe and Mail. Her writing concerning the historical context for issues facing the British and Canadian monarchies today has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Bloomberg News, Toronto Sun and Kingston Whig-Standard. She was recently profiled in the Queen’s History Department alumni magazine.
Carolyn is available to give talks and interviews on all aspects of royal history, Canada and the monarchy, and the history of Early Modern Europe (1500-1800). She is also available as a historical consultant, presenter or contributor to television, radio, print and online media.
For all enquiries contact:
E-mail: Carolyn dot Suzanne dot Harris at gmail dot com
Twitter: @royalhistorian
Congratulations Carolyn. How exciting! I now will post this site to my “favourites” I look forward to keeping up with one of my favourite topics!
Thanks Anne! Glad you are enjoying the website.
I enjoyed your interview on Canada AM VERY much this morning. Also, congratulations on your recent doctorate accomplishment.
I would like to know if there is a club or group that are supporters of the Monarchy that I could join? I would also love to hear more information about the royals.
I’m not a regular face book member and don’t tweet at all but would love to have a link somehow to what’s going on with the royals.
Thank you for your help.
Cathy Daniel
Glad you enjoyed the interview and the blog. In Canada, there are a number of monarchist societies including the Canadian Monarchist League. There are also a number of facebook groups devoted to royal history.
Cathy Daniel
You can go to http://www.royal.gov.uk/Home.aspx
Hello, I enjoyed the information in your blog. I found out recently I have a royal bloodline. I need more information on Peerage. I was wondering how I get in touch with a royal historian?
Glad you enjoyed the blog. I would recommend having a look at “Burke’s peerage” for more information on the peerage.
I love your blog. I wanted to share it on Facebook but was not sure how to do so. Please let me know. Thanks!
Glad you are enjoying the blog! Feel free to type the URL into your facebook post to share it.
Carolyn, I am interested in reading about King Henry VIII’s wife, Catherine Howard. I don’t know if much is written about her. What are your suggestions, if there are any books.
Thanks,
Yvonne
Thanks for your question, Yvonne! There are few biograpgies solely about Catherine Howard including a recent work by Joanna Denny and an older one by Lacey Baldwin Smith. I would also recommend looking at the books about Henry VIII’s six wives by David Starkey, Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.
Thanks Carolyn, I have the book by Antonia Fraser which I enjoyed, but will definitely look into the other books which you recommended. Will be emailing your Dad to wish him a Happy B-Day tomorrow.
Regards, Yvonne
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