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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
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
Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
My course about Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution begins at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on January...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 3, 20171 min read
Countdown to the Russian Revolution: The Murder of Rasputin in Smithsonian Magazine
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (standing at the right) with Rasputin, her children (top left to right: Anastasia, Alexei and Olga; bottom...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 27, 20161 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
My new monthly Russian Revolution column in Smithsonian Magazine
The Russian Imperial family in 1913, four years before the abdication of Czar Nicholas II. My new monthly column in Smithsonian Magazine...
Carolyn Harris
Nov 28, 20161 min read
My article about Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Rupert’s Land in Canada’s History Magazine is now online
“Prince Rupert of the Rhine, first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, had a profound effect on Canada’s history. Following his flight...
Carolyn Harris
Nov 18, 20161 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
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
CTV News Channel Interview: Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Canada
Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Duke of Cambridge in Victoria, British Columbia (Photo Credit: The...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 29, 20161 min read
Upcoming TV Interviews about the Royal Tour of Canada
Prince William and Kate arrive in Vancouver by float plane on Sunday morning. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press) The Duke and Duchess...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 26, 20161 min read
CBC News Interview: How green are the royals? Great Bear Rainforest will give William and Kate glimpse of ‘stunning’ natural world
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive in Canada The Duke and Duchess of...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 25, 20161 min read
Toronto Star Interview: Canadians ‘admire’ Prince William the most, poll shows
Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrives in Canada today with Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge,...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 24, 20161 min read
Updated Weekend TV Interview Schedule for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of Canada
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George at Kensington Palace in 2014 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 23, 20161 min read
CBC News Interview: Prince William and Kate in Canada: Why their royal visit is more than just the photo ops
William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte My latest interview with Janet...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 23, 20161 min read
Upcoming TV Interviews about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Canada
Prince George of Cambridge, with his parents The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, receives a gift from the Governor-General of Australia at...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 22, 20161 min read
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