My new article in Reader’s Digest Canada discusses the more than thousand year history of coronations in Britain, looking back from the...

I discussed my career as a historian, author and royal commentator as well as a variety of historical topics such as Magna Carta, Queen...

Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence and Dynasty, edited by Aidan Norrie, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre...

In a recent interview on the Royal Studies podcast, I discussed my experience co-editing Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence...

I discussed the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022) and the future of the Crown in Canada during the reign of King Charles III in a...

I discussed how Prince Harry’s memoir Spare has been received in an interview with Abhya Adlakha at Yahoo News. Click here to read...

I discussed Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, and how the book has been received by the public in an interview with Janet Davison at CBC...

Click here to read my new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia: French Canada and the Monarchy

I discussed the history of royal memoirs including Queen Victoria’s published journals and the ghostwritten memoirs of the Duke and...

I discussed key royal events from the year 2022 with Janet Davison from CBC News including Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and the...

I discussed Prince Harry, Diana, Princess of Wales and the history of the Spencer family with Kate Wills at The Telegraph Click here to...

I discussed the last three episodes of the Harry and Meghan series on Netflix including the conflict between Prince Harry and his brother...

I discussed the history of the Commonwealth and discussions of race and racism in the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix – including...

In my latest article for the Canadian Encyclopedia, I discuss the life and legacy of Princess Margaret including her tours of Canada and...

I discussed Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their forthcoming Netflix documentary series on BBC World Click here to...

In January, February and March 2023, I will be teaching a course on the history of Imperial Spain online at the University of Toronto...

I will be teaching my course about the history and impact of Magna Carta, the charter imposed on King John of England by his barons in...

My new article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Autumn Phillips, the Canadian former wife of Queen Elizabeth II’s...

I discussed Diana, Princess of Wales, her controversial 1995 BBC Interview and Season 5 of The Crown on Netflix with Jessica Pearce...

I discussed Queen Elizabeth II’s annus horribilis in 1992 with Meilan Solly at Smithsonian Magazine including the breakdowns of the...