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Carolyn Harris
2 days ago1 min read
New Article by Carolyn S. Harris and Philippe Lagassé in The Political Quarterly - The Rules of the Coronation: Differentiating Convention from Practice and Custom
Abstract The coronation of a new monarch is a constitutional event governed by unwritten rules. To understand which aspects of the...
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Carolyn Harris
2 days ago1 min read
CBC News Interview: Royal style vs. substance: Princess of Wales wants her work to be the focus, not what she's wearing
I discussed the Princess of Wales's fashions and patronages as well as Prince Harry's attendance at the Invictus Games in Vancouver this...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 261 min read
New Podcast Episode: The Real Marie Antoinette
I discussed the life and legacy of Marie Antoinette with Phil Craig on the Scandal Mongers podcast. Click here to watch the discussion...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 232 min read
New University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Course: Artists and Their Royal Patrons
My new February-April 2025 course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies is about the history of Artists and Their...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 191 min read
January 2025 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter
Click here to read the January 2025 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 131 min read
CBC News Interview: After an 'unexpectedly difficult' year, what's ahead for the Royal Family in 2025?
I discussed the royal family's year ahead in 2025 with Janet Davison at CBC News including future royal tours and Second World War...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 111 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia article: King Louis XV
My first Canadian Encyclopedia article of 2025 is about King Louis XV of France and the fall of New France to Great Britain in the Seven...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 61 min read
CBC News Interview: Critics are slamming Meghan Markle's new Netflix series — but do they dislike the show, or her?
I discussed the Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix program With Love, Meghan and Prince Harry and Meghan's public image with Natalie...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 61 min read
CBC News Interview: A Royal Family Christmas
I discussed the history of royal Christmas traditions including Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Christmas tree with the Royal...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 18, 20241 min read
10th Anniversary Issue of the Royal Studies Journal
I am honoured to have been co-production lead for the 10th anniversary issue of The Royal Studies Journal. The journal includes a cluster...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 15, 20241 min read
CBC News Interview: How a surprise visit with King Charles gave these Canadian women a 'top of the mountain' moment
I discussed royal diplomacy and the royal Christmas with Janet Davison at the CBC News Royal Fascinator newsletter. Click here to read...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 15, 20241 min read
Scandal Mongers Podcast Interview: King George IV and Queen Caroline and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
On this week's episode of The Scandal Mongers podcast with Phil Craig, I compared the disastrous marriage of King George IV and Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 11, 20241 min read
November-December 2024 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter
Click here to read the November-December 2024 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 7, 20241 min read
Winter 2025 In-Class Course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Women in Power
I will be teaching my popular course about the history of Women in Power from the Classical World to the Modern World on Tuesdays from...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 2, 20241 min read
CBC News Interview: What should the Royals talk about?
I discussed recent British polling data regarding popular expectations of the royal family, as well as Prince Harry's appearance at the...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Updated Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Anne (HRH The Princess Royal)
My article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia about Princess Anne (HRH The Princess Royal) is now updated to include her...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 26, 20241 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia article: Isabel Skelton
My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Isabel Skelton, a historian and author of literary criticism,...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 25, 20241 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Oscar Douglas Skelton
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Oscar Douglas Skelton , author, professor, civil servant and head of the Department...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 22, 20241 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Lady Tweedsmuir
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Susan Charlotte Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Elsfield (née Grosvenor), author and...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 22, 20241 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir , governor general of Canada from 1935 to 1940,...
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