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Toronto Star Interview: Prince William tells crowd family is ‘very happy’
Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge I am quoted in this Toronto Star article “Prince William tells crowd family is ‘very happy’” about...

Carolyn Harris
May 2, 20151 min read
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


King Edward I and Magna Carta in 1300
King Edward I My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada site discusses the last exemplification of the Great Charter in the...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 4, 20151 min read
Friday Royal Read: The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy
Guy provides fresh insights about the intimate world of the Tudor dynasty from Henry VIII’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 3, 20153 min read


A Sample Chapter of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is Now Available Online
A sample chapter from the book is now available online. Click here to read Part 1: The History of Kings, Barons and the Commons. In...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 2, 20151 min read
Friday Royal Read: Princes at War: The Bitter Battle Inside Britain’s Royal Family in the Darkest Days of WWII by Deborah Cadbury
Cadbury’s history of the royal family at war reads like a novel, emphasizing the uncertainty of the early years of the hostilities when...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 27, 20153 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
Friday Royal Read: Edward II: The Unconventional King by Kathryn Warner
In the 20th century, popular perceptions of Richard III and Edward II diverged. The founding of the Richard III society in 1924 began the...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 19, 20152 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
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