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Royal Studies Journal Interview: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette
Click here to read the interview in the Royal Studies Journal official blog Click here to purchase Queenship and Revolution in Early...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 5, 20161 min read


Upcoming Guest Lecture on June 8: The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration in Rockwood, Ontario
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 I will be giving a talk about the Queen in Canada at the Rockmosa Older...

Carolyn Harris
May 27, 20161 min read
The cover of my forthcoming book “Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting”
The cover of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting features Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s painting of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert...

Carolyn Harris
May 5, 20161 min read


Upcoming Guest Lecture on May 19 @ 7pm: The Queen in Canada at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 I will be giving a talk about Queen Elizabeth II’s royal tours of Canada...

Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20161 min read


CBC News Interview: Humility and ‘having a good time’: Prince Harry brings his royal rapport to Toronto
Prince Harry at the official press launch of Walking with the Wounded in 2010. My most recent interview with CBC News is all about Prince...

Carolyn Harris
May 1, 20161 min read


CBC News Interview: The Queen at 90: Why Elizabeth has so many birthdays
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Royal York hotel in Toronto on a tour of Canada in 2010. The Queen...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20161 min read


CBC News Interview: The Queen at 90: Why it’s more than just a celebration of Elizabeth’s birthday
The Queen turns 90 on April 21 and public celebrations will continue in May and June in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. I discussed...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 20, 20161 min read


Postmedia Interview: Queen Elizabeth’s top 10 moments in Canada
The 1959 royal tour was the Queen’s longest tour of Canada, the last whistle-stop tour where the royal couple crossed the country by...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 15, 20162 min read
Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe receives 2016 Royal Studies Journal book award
Click here to purchase Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette

Carolyn Harris
Apr 9, 20161 min read
Upcoming Guest Lecture: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada at Innis College, University of Toronto, April 27 at 9:45am
Click here for more information about the lecture and ticket prices.

Carolyn Harris
Apr 4, 20161 min read
Friday Royal Read: The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The most famous figures from the Romanov dynasty, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas II are well known and have been the...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 24, 20162 min read
Friday Royal Read: On The Trail of the Yorks by Kristie Dean
The Wars of the Roses resulted in unexpected travels for royalty who were forced to flee abroad or into places of religious sanctuary...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 17, 20163 min read


New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Letters Patent, 1947
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Toronto City Hall during their 1939 Canadian tour My recent article in the Canadian Encyclopedia...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 16, 20161 min read


New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Sovereign
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Royal York hotel in Toronto on a tour of Canada in 2010. My latest...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 15, 20161 min read
Ms. Suffragette Interview Part 2: Queens Behaving Badly
Click here to read Part 2 of my interview with Ms. Suffragette: Queen’s Behaving Badly Click here to read Part 1 of my interview with Ms....

Carolyn Harris
Mar 12, 20161 min read


Ms. Suffragette Interview: Queen Victoria’s Opposition to Women’s Suffrage
Queen Victoria at the time of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 I discussed the campaign for women’s suffrage in 19th and early 20th century...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 11, 20161 min read


BBC News Interview: When the Duke of Windsor met Adolf Hitler
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meeting with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler in 1937 A collection of 60 photographs of the Duke and...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 10, 20162 min read
Friday Royal Read: Agincourt by Anne Curry
The Battle of Agincourt took place in 1415, in the midst of a time of transition in English history and literature. King Henry V, the...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 26, 20162 min read
Upcoming Guest Lecture: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada at the King Township Historical Society
For more information, click here to read the KTHS newsletter. Click here to purchase your copy of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada:...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 19, 20161 min read


My Imperial Spain course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies begins March 15
Click here to Register Ferdinand and Isabella transformed a united Spain into a world power, sponsoring Columbus’ voyages to the Americas...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 16, 20161 min read
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