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Upcoming Guest Lecture About Queen Elizabeth II in Canada
I will be delivering a guest lecture about the Queen in Canada on June 21 at 2pm at the Don Mills Public Library in Toronto. Click here...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 13, 20131 min read
Eight Interesting Insights Into The Birth of the Future Royal Baby
I discussed the history of royal parenting with Rebecca Perrin on canada.com this week. We covered a lot of ground including how...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 9, 20131 min read
President Vladimir Putin to be the first Russian Leader to Divorce Since Peter the Great in 1698
Lyudmila Putina in 2007 On Thursday June 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putina announced on state television...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 7, 20135 min read
Coronation Anniversary Interviews with Entertainment Tonight Canada and the CTV News Channel on June 4
I will be discussing the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on Entertainment Tonight Canada this evening (June 4 at...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 4, 20131 min read
Coronation Media Appearances
I will be discussing the worldwide impact of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation 60 years ago on the BBC Radio 5 live “Up All Night”...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 3, 20131 min read
Why Prince Charles Should Have a Canadian Coronation
Queen Elizabeth II investing Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969. My column in this weekend’s Kingston Whig-Standard discusses the...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 1, 20131 min read
5 “Modern” Royal Parenting Trends That Are Actually Centuries Old
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ottawa for Canada Day in 2011 With the Duchess of Cambridge – better known as Kate Middleton – in...
Carolyn Harris
May 29, 20135 min read
Victoria Day: A Uniquely Canadian Holiday
Queen Victoria at the time of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen discusses the history of Victoria Day in...
Carolyn Harris
May 18, 20131 min read
Miami and a Murder Mystery: The Duke of Windsor as Governor of the Bahamas 1940-1945
Click here for Part 1 of this article: Royalty and the Atlantic World 4: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Arrival in the Bahamas in 1940...
Carolyn Harris
May 16, 20135 min read
Representing the Queen: The Prince of Wales to Attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2013
The Prince of Wales Buckingham Palace announced this week that the Prince of Wales will represent his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the...
Carolyn Harris
May 8, 20134 min read
Harry: The People’s Prince by Chris Hutchins (Review)
The sections of Harry: The People’s Prince concerning Harry’s military service are the strongest chapters of the book. Hutchins combines...
Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20131 min read
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 Tudor Book Reviews 12: Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen by Amy Licence
The final chapter of Elizabeth of York is the strongest because the best documented year of the Queen’s life was the last one before she...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 22, 20131 min read
Why The Queen’s Annual Birthday Celebrations Take Place On Different Days Around The World
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 87th birthday today, April 21, 2013. The...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20134 min read
Princess Alexandra of Cambridge? The History of a Potential Royal Baby Name
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrating Canada Day in Ottawa in 2011 As of last week, British bookmakers slashed the odds to 2-1...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 12, 20134 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 7: Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
Through her comparative study of the seven most prominent women of the Wars of the Roses, Gristwood reveals the abrupt changes in the...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 9, 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
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