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Toronto Star Interview: Shabby Toronto apartment was once home to Russia’s Grand Duchess Olga
Grand Duchess Olga during her last years in Canada Grand Duchess Olga, younger sister of Russia’s last Czar, Nicholas II, lived in Canada...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 26, 20141 min read


CBC Interview: Royal visit: Princess Anne’s Ottawa tour will honour ‘everyday heroes’
Princess Anne Princess Anne will pay an official visit to Ottawa on November 10 and 11 to mark Remembrance Day. I discussed the history...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 9, 20141 min read
My forthcoming book “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” is available for pre-order
My forthcoming book, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights is available for pre-order on Amazon. The book...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 7, 20141 min read
New book chapter “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” in Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
I have contributed a chapter to Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor, edited by Randy J. Holland, the book that complements the Magna Carta Muse...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 5, 20141 min read
My forthcoming book, “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” to be published by Dundurn Press in 2015
Click here for the cover and summary of “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 14, 20141 min read


Interview: Who will be Monaco’s newest heir? What Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene’s twins mean for throne
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco Princess Charlene, consort of Prince Albert II of Monaco is expecting twins by the end of...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 9, 20141 min read


Interview: Why a Large Family Makes Sense For The Royals
The Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the 2012 Trooping the Colour Parade I am quoted in Patricia Treble’s article “Why...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 15, 20141 min read


Will a New Royal Baby Decide the Future of Scotland?
Mary of Modena, consort of James II, with her son James, known as “the warming pan baby “or “the Old Pretender” My column in the Ottawa...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 9, 20141 min read
Interview: Scotland’s referendum: How the next royal baby could sway it
My interview with CBC.ca discusses the potential impact of this week’s royal birth announcement on the upcoming Scottish referendum....

Carolyn Harris
Sep 9, 20141 min read


Historian on the High Seas
Sailing into St. Maarten in December 2012 On August 5, I fly to Copenhagen, Denmark. After a few days touring Danish castles, I board a...

Carolyn Harris
Aug 4, 20141 min read


Magna Carta and the Development of Parliament
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses the impact of Magna Carta on...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 25, 20141 min read
Interviews: Prince George of Cambridge’s 1st Birthday
Prince George is one year old today. In his first year, the royal baby has already had a profound impact on how the public views the...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 22, 20141 min read


Shakespeare’s Missing Magna Carta
My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses why there is no mention of the the Great Charter in Shakespeare’s...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 10, 20141 min read


Interview on Royal Finances: “Two-kitchen Kate’ stirs royal spending ruckus”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and family dog Lupo at Kensington Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s finances...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 9, 20141 min read


The Truth About Royal Spending
Kensington Palace My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen corrects some longstanding misconceptions about Royal Finances, discussing the...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 24, 20141 min read


Weekend Royal News Roundup: Prince William Celebrates His 32nd birthday and June 28th is the 100th anniversary of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Duke of Cambridge 1) The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William) celebrated his 32nd birthday today, his first since the birth of his son,...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 21, 20143 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...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 19, 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...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 14, 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...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 11, 20141 min read
Q&A with University Affairs Magazine on my Experiences as a Royal Historian
I usually give interviews about royal history. For Jennifer Polk, author of the From PhD to Life blog at University Affairs Magazine, I...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 11, 20141 min read
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