Winter 2023 Online Course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Imperial Spain
In January, February and March 2023, I will be teaching a course on the history of Imperial Spain online at the University of Toronto...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 20, 20201 min read
New Book Review in the Royal Studies Journal: Richard Meyer Forsting, Raising Heirs to the Throne in Nineteenth Century Spain
The December 2020 issue of the Royal Studies Journal includes my review of Richard Meyer Forsting’s book, Raising Heirs to the Throne in...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Winter 2021 Online Course : Imperial Spain
I will be teaching my popular course about the history of Imperial Spain online at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 30, 20188 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: Royal Reading for the New Year
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 14, 20181 min read
Imperial Spain: My March-April course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile I will be teaching an eight week course about the history of Imperial Spain at the University...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 27, 20172 min read
Advance Reader Reviews of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
Here are excerpts from some of the reader reviews: “Raising Royalty is a comprehensive study of how…Kings and Queens have raised their...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 16, 20161 min read
My Imperial Spain course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies begins March 15
Click here to Register Ferdinand and Isabella transformed a united Spain into a world power, sponsoring Columbus’ voyages to the Americas...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 9, 20161 min read
Interview in The Independent: Spain’s ‘wayward’ Infanta Cristina absent from annual military parade ahead of fraud trial
Princess Letizia, Prince Felipe, Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Photo credit: Abraham Carralero/Getty King Felipe VI of...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 20, 20152 min read
My 2015-2016 courses at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
My photo in the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies 2015-2016 course calendar Registration is now open for the three eight...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 19, 20141 min read
Interview about Queen Sofia of Spain and the History of Royal Marriage
Queen Sofia [right] with her daughter-in-law, Felipe VI’s consort, Queen Letizia King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicated yesterday and his...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 15, 20143 min read
Monday Royal News Roundup: Trooping the Colour, Prince William’s First Father’s Day and Juan Carlos’s title
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh parading down the Mall for the 2014 Trooping the Colour Parade. Photo credit:...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 14, 20141 min read
Radio Interview: The Abdication of King Juan Carlos and Europe’s monarchies
This past week, I joined a panel discussion on the Monocle 24 Foreign Desk radio show to discuss the Abdication of King Juan Carlos and...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 11, 20141 min read
Radio Interview with BBC World Service on King Juan Carlos and the Future of Europe’s Monarchies
I discussed the Abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain and the future of Europe’s monarchies with the BBC World Service this week. (My...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 8, 20143 min read
Monday Royal News Roundup: King Felipe VI’s Installation, Prince Philip’s 93rd birthday and Prince William’s New Initiative
Felipe, Prince of Asturias in Ecuador in 2013 1) King Felipe VI of Spain’s Installation to Take Place on June 19, 2014 The History: King...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 3, 20141 min read
Radio Interview: The Future of Europe’s Monarchies
I participated in a panel discussion about the abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain and the future of Europe’s monarchies on Monocle...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 3, 20141 min read
Interview: The Abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain
King Juan Carlos of Spain announced today that he will abdicate in favour of his son Felipe, Prince of the Asturias, who will reign as...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 2, 20141 min read
Upcoming Royal Chat: Will Queen Elizabeth abdicate?
I will be participating in a Postmedia online royal chat this Wednesday, June 4 at 2pm ET on King Juan Carlos of Spain’s plans to...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 10, 20141 min read
The Reign in Spain of King Juan Carlos
King Juan Carlos of Spain. In my first column of 2014, I discuss the recent unpopularity of the Spanish royal family, placing the...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 18, 20131 min read
King John, England and the Wider World in 1215
My latest article on the website for the Magna Carta Canada 2015 touring exhibition discusses the connections between King John’s England...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 12, 20131 min read
Why The Queen Will Never Retire
My column in Saturday’s Kingston Whig-Standard discusses why Queen Elizabeth II will never abdicate despite the 2013 retirements of Pope...
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