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Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is now available in Canada!
Click here for more about the book and to order directly from Dundurn Press. Click here to order Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada from...

Carolyn Harris
May 1, 20151 min read


CBC Interview: Royal Baby 2: The risks and rewards of being ‘the spare’ to the throne
Queen Mary with her granddaughters Princess Elizabeth, the future Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. My latest interview for CBC.ca...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 25, 20151 min read


National Post Interview: ‘Alice’ and ‘Arthur’ lead the pack as Royal baby name game heats up at U.K. bookmakers
Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969), mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh My latest interview on the history of royal baby...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 23, 20151 min read


New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: The 1939 Royal Tour
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Toronto City Hall My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia discusses the 1939 Royal Tour of...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 22, 20151 min read


Toronto Star Interview: “British royal ‘spares’ seldom reign, but they do seem to have more fun”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at The 2011 Sun Military Awards at Imperial War Museum in London. (Photo by Arthur...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 18, 20151 min read


CBC Interview: A decided lack of fuss over William and Kate’s Royal Baby 2
The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George arrive in Sydney. Photo credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images My latest CBC interview compares...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 16, 20151 min read


Interview: What will royal Baby Cambridge No. 2 be named?
Prince George and the Duchess of Cambridge at a polo match. Photo credit: Splash news The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child is...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 13, 20151 min read


CBC Interview: Royal baby names: What’s likely for William and Kate’s 2nd child?
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – William and Kate – are expecting their...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 6, 20151 min read


CTV News Channel Interview: The Reburial of Richard III
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III Richard III will be reburied in Leicester Cathedral on March 26, after months of...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 25, 20151 min read
French edition of “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” to be published in June
Click here to pre-order La Magna Carta, son importance pour le Canada: La démocratie, le droit et les droits de la personne from Amazon....

Carolyn Harris
Mar 12, 20151 min read


My interview with CBC Radio The Sunday Edition “Happy Birthday, Magna Carta” is now online
Click here to listen to “Happy Birthday, Magna Carta” on CBC Radio

Carolyn Harris
Mar 7, 20151 min read
Upcoming Interview on CBC Radio: The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright
I will be discussing my forthcoming book, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights, and the Magna Carta...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 5, 20151 min read


New cover design for my forthcoming book: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada
The book launches on May 5, 2015. In Canada, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is available for pre-order on amazon.ca The book is...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 17, 20151 min read


New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: The St. George’s Society of Toronto
Saint George, England’s patron saint, slaying a dragon My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about The St....

Carolyn Harris
Jan 23, 20151 min read


Hello! Canada Interview: “Fabulous at 50: Sophie of Wessex”
The Earl and Countess of Wessex in Ottawa on September 12, 2012 Photo Credit: Andre Forget/QMI AGENCY The Countess of Wessex turned 50 on...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 22, 20151 min read


CBC News Interview: Why Buckingham Palace is defending Prince Andrew so stoutly
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York In my interview with CBC.ca this week, I discuss the recent allegations concerning the Queen’s second...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 8, 20151 min read


My latest Ottawa Citizen column: “The Queen’s reign doesn’t depend on Richard III’s DNA”
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III “The remains of King Richard III continue to yield new information about one of...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 11, 20141 min read


CBC Interview: Royals or Celebrities? Prince William and Kate Take Manhattan
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a Gala in honour of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 7, 20141 min read


My Perspective on Magna Carta in Insights on Law and Society Magazine
Runnymede Meadow where King John reluctantly accepted Magna Carta in 1215 The Fall 2014 edition of Insights on Law and Society, the...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 3, 20141 min read
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