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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


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


Hello! Canada Interview: “Fabulous at 50: Sophie of Wessex”
The Earl and Countess of Wessex in Ottawa on September 12, 2012 Photo Credit: Andre Forget/QMI AGENCY The Countess of Wessex turned 50 on...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 22, 20151 min read


CBC News Interview: Why Buckingham Palace is defending Prince Andrew so stoutly
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York In my interview with CBC.ca this week, I discuss the recent allegations concerning the Queen’s second...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 8, 20151 min read


The Queen’s Garden: Sunday January 11 at 10pm ET on PBS
Buckingham Palace Across the Lake The private garden at Buckingham Palace is best known as the setting for garden parties where the Queen...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 7, 20152 min read


Tales from the Royal Bedchamber: Sunday December 21 at 8pm ET on PBS
Worsley presents the history of the English royal bedchamber with enthusiasm and energy. She climbs into beds to test just how...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 17, 20142 min read


My latest Ottawa Citizen column: “The Queen’s reign doesn’t depend on Richard III’s DNA”
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III “The remains of King Richard III continue to yield new information about one of...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 11, 20141 min read


CBC Interview: Royals or Celebrities? Prince William and Kate Take Manhattan
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a Gala in honour of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 7, 20141 min read


My Perspective on Magna Carta in Insights on Law and Society Magazine
Runnymede Meadow where King John reluctantly accepted Magna Carta in 1215 The Fall 2014 edition of Insights on Law and Society, the...

Carolyn Harris
Dec 3, 20141 min read


Toronto Star Interview: Shabby Toronto apartment was once home to Russia’s Grand Duchess Olga
Grand Duchess Olga during her last years in Canada Grand Duchess Olga, younger sister of Russia’s last Czar, Nicholas II, lived in Canada...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 26, 20141 min read


CBC Interview: Royal visit: Princess Anne’s Ottawa tour will honour ‘everyday heroes’
Princess Anne Princess Anne will pay an official visit to Ottawa on November 10 and 11 to mark Remembrance Day. I discussed the history...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 9, 20141 min read
New book chapter “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” in Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
I have contributed a chapter to Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor, edited by Randy J. Holland, the book that complements the Magna Carta Muse...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 5, 20141 min read


Interview: Who will be Monaco’s newest heir? What Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene’s twins mean for throne
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco Princess Charlene, consort of Prince Albert II of Monaco is expecting twins by the end of...

Carolyn Harris
Oct 9, 20141 min read


Interview: Why a Large Family Makes Sense For The Royals
The Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the 2012 Trooping the Colour Parade I am quoted in Patricia Treble’s article “Why...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 15, 20141 min read


The Royal Paintbox: Friday September 12 at 10pm ET on PBS
HRH The Prince of Wales during the filming of Royal Paintbox Royalty have acted as patrons to artists for centuries. Henry VIII and his...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 10, 20143 min read


Will a New Royal Baby Decide the Future of Scotland?
Mary of Modena, consort of James II, with her son James, known as “the warming pan baby “or “the Old Pretender” My column in the Ottawa...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 9, 20141 min read
Interview: Scotland’s referendum: How the next royal baby could sway it
My interview with CBC.ca discusses the potential impact of this week’s royal birth announcement on the upcoming Scottish referendum....

Carolyn Harris
Sep 9, 20141 min read


What’s in store for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child? A short history of “the spare.”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George Clarence House announced today that “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and...

Carolyn Harris
Sep 8, 20144 min read


Royal Travelogue 5: Caernarfon Castle and the Princes of Wales
Caernarfon Castle In 1538, King Henry VIII of England received a report that Caernarfon Castle in Wales was “moche ruynous and ferre in...

Carolyn Harris
Aug 23, 20143 min read


Royal Travelogue 4: The Queens Who Shaped Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is Queen Elizabeth II’s official residence in Scotland. Every year,...

Carolyn Harris
Aug 16, 20143 min read
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