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Ben McNally Books/Globe & Mail Books and Brunch on April 9
Click here to pre-order my book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting

Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20171 min read


Smithsonian Russian Revolution Series: The Abdication of Czar Nicholas II
Czar Nicholas II under guard after his abdication in 1917 The March article in my monthly series for Smithsonian Magazine about the...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 13, 20171 min read


Book Launch: Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
All are welcome to attend the Toronto book launch at Ben McNally books on April 18 at 6pm. Light refreshments will be provided!

Carolyn Harris
Mar 6, 20171 min read


Smithsonian Russian Revolution Series: Russia’s February Revolution Was Led by Women on the March
Skobelev Square during the February Revolution by Aleksandr Gerasimov, 1917 My latest article in my monthly Russian Revolution series in...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 18, 20171 min read


Peter the Great and the Building of Saint Petersburg begins at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on March 14, 2017
Peter the Great in 1698 In March, April and May 2017, I will be teaching one of my most popular courses at the University of Toronto...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 13, 20171 min read


Today Interview: Queen Elizabeth makes history with 65 years on the throne
Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. June 2, 1953 February 6, 2017 is Queen Elizabeth...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 6, 20171 min read
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Quartz Article: The hit Netflix series “The Crown” [and Victoria on PBS] expose all our 21st-century anxieties about powerful women
Claire Foy and Matt Smith as the Queen and Prince Philip in the Netflix series, The Crown My article in Quartz discusses how women in...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 29, 20171 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...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 27, 20172 min read


New York Post Interview: Thank queen of ‘Victoria’ for this Oval Office centerpiece
Portrait of the nineteen year old Queen Victoria on her coronation day in 1838. My thoughts about Queen Victoria and her opposition to...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 24, 20171 min read


CBC News Interview: Now Victoria comes to TV: Why Queens are ‘dramatic dynamite’
Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria The ITV series Victoria premieres on PBS on January 15 at 9pm ET. My interview with CBC.ca discusses...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 15, 20171 min read


Canadian Press Interview: B.C. spent more than $600K on royal tour; overall cost likely more than $3M
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive in Canada A partial breakdown of the...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 12, 20171 min read


Globe and Mail and Mashable Interviews about “The Crown” TV series on Netflix
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh kneeling before his wife, the Queen at her coronation in 1953 as portrayed by Claire Foy and Matt Smith...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 21, 20162 min read


Queen’s Alumni Review Article: Queen Victoria and Canada
Queen Victoria, the Mother of Confederation My latest article in the Queen’s Alumni Review Magazine discusses the impact of Queen...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 20, 20161 min read
Advance Praise for Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
“Today‘s parents think they have it tough, monitoring screen time and shuttling kids to soccer matches. Imagine being King William I, the...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 25, 20162 min read


“Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution” begins January 11, 2017
Click here for more information and to register. More than 200 years after her execution, Queen Marie Antoinette is still one of the most...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 16, 20161 min read


Mashable Interview: How accurate is Netflix’s ‘The Crown’?
Claire Foy and Matt Smith as the Queen and Prince Philip in the Netflix series, The Crown I have been enjoying watching The Crown series...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 13, 20161 min read


New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught
Princess Louise in Canada, dressed for an Ottawa winter. My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is a profile of Princess Louise...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 18, 20161 min read
Upcoming Guest Lectures in 2016
Here is my schedule of guest lectures for October, November and December 2016. Click on the links for more information including times...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 14, 20161 min read


PhD Talk Interview: “This Is How I Work”
Click here to read “I am Carolyn Harris and this is how I work” on the PhD Talk blog

Carolyn Harris
Oct 5, 20161 min read


CTV News Channel Interview: Princess Louise and Royal Children on Tour
Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Duke of Cambridge in Victoria, British Columbia (Photo Credit: The...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 1, 20161 min read
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