Here’s an except of the review:
“The difficulty of raising children in such an unusual role in life is quite an interesting subject, and Carolyn Harris has even managed to build bridges between the different people to make it a flowing story. I would highly recommend this book.”
Click here to read the full review on the History of Royal Women blog
Prince Harry at the official press launch of Walking with the Wounded in 2010.
I discussed Prince Harry’s recent remarks about the monarchy with Janet Davison at CBC News. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
“Harry’s comments about how the Royal Family is “involved in modernizing the British monarchy” and how “we are not doing this for ourselves but for the greater good of the people” also conjured up memories of his grandfather.
“I think there are very striking similarities to Prince Philip’s comments in Canada in the 1960s about how monarchy exists for the people rather than for the monarch,” says Carolyn Harris, a Toronto-based royal historian and author of the recently published Raising Royalty: 1,000 Years of Royal Parenting.”
“The book is a fascinating source of well researched information and a great addition to the shelves of royalists and historians alike. Trying to cram 1,000 years worth of knowledge into one book is no mean feat and Harris does it with flair, making the information easily digested.”
Click here to read the review of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting in History of Royals Magazine
Click here to read “How Kings and Queens Raised Their Children” at Medievalists.net
King Edward III, who reigned from 1327-1377. The descendants of his five sons fought against each other in the Wars of the Roses.
In my recent article for Medievalists.net, I discuss medieval royal parents who made decisions that continue to shape the lives of royal children today. From Edgar the Peaceable and Elfrida, who created a defined royal family in the public eye more than one thousand years ago to Henry III and Eleanor Provence who popularized Edward, Beatrice and Margaret as royal names to Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, whose son Edward, the Black Prince was the first heir to the throne to become Duke of Cornwall, aspects of medieval royal parenting continue to be influential for the royal family in the twenty-first century.
For more about royal parents through the centuries, pick up a copy of my new book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
I will signing copies of my new book Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting in Brockville and Ottawa this June.
On June 21, there will be an afternoon tea&royal parenting talk followed by a book signing at Fulford Place museum in Brockville from 2-4pm. See the Brockville Recorder and Times for more information, including ticket prices.
On June 22, I will be signing books at Chapters Rideau in Ottawa from 12-2pm. More details are available here. All are welcome!
Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. June 2, 1953
Today is the 64th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2, 1953. As I discuss in my latest article for the Dundurn Press blog, the decision to televise the ceremony was controversial at the time (a debate dramatized in the first season of the recent Netflix series, The Crown).
The Queen’s ultimate decision to invite the BBC into Westminster Abbey to televise the coronation allowed the Commonwealth to share in the event and made the television a household item. As I discuss in the article, the Queen continues to make use of new technologies to publicize royal events and philanthropy.
Click here to read “The Queen’s Coronation on Camera” at Dundurn Press
If you’re in Kingston, Ontario on Friday, May 26, visit the Novel Idea bookstore between 2-4pm. I will be signing copies of my latest book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting. All are welcome.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive in Canada
I discussed my new book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting on The Social. The interview covered how royal children are educated, the impact of marriages to foreign royalty on the upbringing of royal children and why the same names are chosen again and again for princes and princesses.
I will be discussing my new book Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting on The Social on CTV on May 18 at 1pm. The interview will include how royal parenting has changed over the centuries and how royal baby names are chosen!