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My interview in the Globe and Mail about the Duchess of Cambridge and Royal Fashion
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
Mar 1, 20141 min read
The Monarchy in Canada: HRH The Duke of Cambridge (The Prince William)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Canada in 2011 My article for the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia on Prince William is a...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 28, 20141 min read
The Duke of York (Prince Andrew) at 54
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York In “Happy Birthday, Prince Andrew,” I am quoted regarding the Duke of York’s long relationship with...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 19, 20141 min read
The Queen’s Crumbling Palaces
The site of Greenwich Palace, favourite residence of King Henry VIII My column in this weekend’s edition of the Kingston Whig Standard...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 8, 20141 min read
My article “150 Years Ago Sochi Was The Site Of A Horrific Ethnic Cleansing” in Smithsonian Magazine
Czar Alexander II As you watch the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi today, it is worth reflecting on the troubled...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 7, 20141 min read
Royal Visits: How They Still Matter
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Canada in May, 2014. I discussed...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 1, 20141 min read
The Rebirth of Magna Carta
Click here to read “The Rebirth of Magna Carta” on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website
Carolyn Harris
Jan 12, 20141 min read
The Reign in Spain of King Juan Carlos
King Juan Carlos of Spain. In my first column of 2014, I discuss the recent unpopularity of the Spanish royal family, placing the...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 10, 20141 min read
Why Prince William Belongs at Cambridge
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge at the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy last year. This week, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge,...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 8, 20143 min read
My March-April 2014 course “Women in Power” Open For Enrollment at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies
Portrait of Elizabeth I celebrating her victory over the Spanish Armada In March and April, 2014, I will be teaching a seven week course...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 3, 20141 min read
My book chapter, “Royalty at Rideau Hall: Lord Lorne, Princess Louise and the Emergence of the Canadian Crown” published today
Princess Louise in Canada, suitably dressed for winter weather. In 1878, Queen Victoria’s son-in-law, John Campbell, Lord Lorne was...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 1, 20142 min read
2013: The Royal Year In Review (January to June)
The Duchess of Cambridge with the newborn Prince George of Cambridge in July, 2013 2013 has been an eventful year for royalty in the...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 23, 20134 min read
Canadian Geographic Magazine Interview: The Charter of the Forest
My article “The Charter of the Forest” on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website looks at the Charter passed during the reign of King John’s...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 19, 20131 min read
King John, England and the Wider World in 1215
My latest article on the website for the Magna Carta Canada 2015 touring exhibition discusses the connections between King John’s England...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 18, 20131 min read
“This Wonderful Man” The Queen and Nelson Mandela
My column in this weekend’s Kingston Whig-Standard discusses Queen Elizabeth II’s decades long friendship with the late former President...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 13, 20131 min read
My Tedx Talk on Women and Magna Carta
My most recent article for Magna Carta 2015 Canada discusses the impact of the Magna Carta on the status of women. The Great Charter is...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 9, 20131 min read
New book chapter “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” in Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
My article “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” has been published on the website for the Magna Carta 2015 Canada touring...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 7, 20131 min read
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