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New Quartz Article: The history of British royalty proves raising a kid is always a group effort
Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Duke of Cambridge in Victoria, British Columbia (Photo Credit: The...

Carolyn Harris
May 12, 20171 min read
Global News Interview: Prince Philip’s Retirement
I discussed Prince Philip’s retirement with Global News at Noon earlier this week including the speculation surrounding the announcement...

Carolyn Harris
May 7, 20171 min read


CBC News Interview: ‘Protector of the Royal Family’: How Prince Philip helped modernize the monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations My...

Carolyn Harris
May 5, 20171 min read


University of Toronto News Interview: Prince Philip rumours go viral
Prince Philip in 2008. Before the announcement that Prince Philip would be retiring from public life at the end of the summer, there was...

Carolyn Harris
May 4, 20171 min read


Canadian Press Interview: Remembering Prince Philip’s glamour and gaffes as he retires from public life
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Philip will retire from...

Carolyn Harris
May 4, 20171 min read


Smithsonian Russian Revolution Series: April 1917: The Provisional Government
Prince Georgy Lvov, 1st Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government in 1917 The April 1917 article in my monthly Smithsonian...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 13, 20171 min read
Review of Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe in the Canadian Journal of History
Click here to read the review in the Canadian Journal of History

Carolyn Harris
Apr 7, 20171 min read
Open History Interview: Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
Click here to read “Open History – Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting” Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting is...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 30, 20171 min read


Town and Country Magazine Interview: 7 Surprising Facts About Prince Philip
Prince Philip in 2008. I discussed Prince Philip with Erin Quinn-Kong at Town and Country Magazine including his difficult childhood,...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 29, 20171 min read
Ben McNally Books/Globe & Mail Books and Brunch on April 9
Click here to pre-order my book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting

Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20171 min read


Updated Canadian Encyclopedia Articles about The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive in Canada I have updated my Canadian...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 1, 20171 min read


Smithsonian Russian Revolution Series: Russia’s February Revolution Was Led by Women on the March
Skobelev Square during the February Revolution by Aleksandr Gerasimov, 1917 My latest article in my monthly Russian Revolution series in...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 18, 20171 min read
New Review of Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe in the Royal Stuart Journal
Click here to read the review in the Royal Stuart Journal 7 (2016) (1) Click here to purchase Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 17, 20171 min read


Today Interview: Queen Elizabeth makes history with 65 years on the throne
Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. June 2, 1953 February 6, 2017 is Queen Elizabeth...

Carolyn Harris
Feb 6, 20171 min read
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Quartz Article: The hit Netflix series “The Crown” [and Victoria on PBS] expose all our 21st-century anxieties about powerful women
Claire Foy and Matt Smith as the Queen and Prince Philip in the Netflix series, The Crown My article in Quartz discusses how women in...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 29, 20171 min read
Advance Reader Reviews of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
Here are excerpts from some of the reader reviews: “Raising Royalty is a comprehensive study of how…Kings and Queens have raised their...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 27, 20172 min read


New York Post Interview: Thank queen of ‘Victoria’ for this Oval Office centerpiece
Portrait of the nineteen year old Queen Victoria on her coronation day in 1838. My thoughts about Queen Victoria and her opposition to...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 24, 20171 min read


CBC News Interview: Now Victoria comes to TV: Why Queens are ‘dramatic dynamite’
Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria The ITV series Victoria premieres on PBS on January 15 at 9pm ET. My interview with CBC.ca discusses...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 15, 20171 min read


Canadian Press Interview: B.C. spent more than $600K on royal tour; overall cost likely more than $3M
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive in Canada A partial breakdown of the...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 12, 20171 min read


Globe and Mail and Mashable Interviews about “The Crown” TV series on Netflix
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh kneeling before his wife, the Queen at her coronation in 1953 as portrayed by Claire Foy and Matt Smith...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 21, 20162 min read
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