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2013-2014 Courses on Monarchy Now Open For Enrollment at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies
During the 2013-2014 academic year, I will be teaching two courses related to the History of Monarchy at the University of Toronto,...

Carolyn Harris
May 2, 20131 min read


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Press
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a 2012 Olympic Gala On April 29, 2013, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated their second...

Carolyn Harris
May 1, 20131 min read


The Abdication of Queen Beatrix and the Ascension of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander and Maxima, the new King and Queen of the Netherlands attending the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 30, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Visits to Toronto from 1951 to 2013
My article in today’s Toronto Sun discusses the long relationship between Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the City of Toronto....

Carolyn Harris
Apr 28, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh Arrives in Toronto
Queen Elizabeth II’s consort, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Toronto today, (April 26, 2013). The Duke of Edinburgh was...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 26, 20131 min read


My Bloomberg Echoes Article about King George I, the South Sea Bubble and the Constitutional Monarchy
King George I My article in today’s edition of Bloomberg Echoes, the Bloomberg News economic history blog, discusses the role of the...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 5, 20131 min read
Radio Interview with CJAD 800 AM Montreal about the Monarchy in Canada
I will be discussing the Monarchy in Canada with Todd van der Heyden on Viewpoints, the Saturday afternoon talk show on CJAD 800 AM...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 23, 20131 min read
Online chat about the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pregnancy
I will be participating in a Postmedia online chat about the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy and other significant royal news items from...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20131 min read
The Queen’s Health and the Future of the Monarchy
My column in the Saturday Kingston Whig Standard discusses how the monarchy may change in the coming years. The Queen’s children and...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 8, 20131 min read
Upcoming Radio Interview about the Upcoming Royal Baby
I will be discussing the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy on The World Today Weekend with Marcella Bernardo on CKNW AM 980 Radio...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 7, 20131 min read
“The Changing Face of the Monarchy” in the Ottawa Citizen
My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen discusses the increased political scrutiny that the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 4, 20131 min read
Interview Concerning the Queen’s Health on Global News The National
Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the King Edward VII hospital in London today with gastroenteritis. I discussed the Queen’s health on...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 3, 20131 min read
Why Canada Still Admires the Duchess of Cambridge
In a column for today’s Kingston Whig-Standard, I discuss why the recent criticism concerning the Duchess of Cambridge’s work ethic,...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 23, 20131 min read
Interviews about Richard III on CTV News Channel, CBC Toronto and and Global News
I will be discussing the authentication of King Richard III’s remains on the CTV news channel today (February 4, 2013) at 1:10pm EST and...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 4, 20131 min read
How Big an Inheritance Awaits the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Baby?
My guest post today on the Bloomberg Echoes: Dispatches from Economic History blog analyzes the what inheritance the Duke and Duchess of...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 30, 20131 min read
Interview Regarding the Abdication of Queen Beatrix on the CTV New Channel
I will be discussing the forthcoming abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at 6:30pm EST on the CTV News Channel today (January...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 28, 20131 min read
Prince Harry at War
My op-ed in today’s Globe and Mail online discusses the history of royalty and military service in both the United Kingdom and Canada....

Carolyn Harris
Jan 25, 20131 min read
Interview Regarding Prince Harry’s Return from Afghanistan on the CTV News Channel
For all my Canadian readers, I will be discussing Prince Harry’s return from Afghanistan at 12:30 EST today (January 22, 2013) on the CTV...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 22, 20131 min read
Margriet of the Netherlands, Ottawa’s Princess, Celebrates 70th Birthday
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Celebrates Her 70th Birthday on January 19. Please see my article in the Ottawa Citizen about her...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 18, 20131 min read
Today’s Media Interviews Concerning the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pregnancy
Today, December 5, 2012, I will be participating in a Postmedia Live Chat at 2pm about the recent news that the Duke and Duchesss of...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 5, 20121 min read
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