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Why The Royal Family Should Take A Canadian Vacation
My most recent column in the Kingston Whig-Standard discusses why the current royal family should take a break from Balmoral one year and...

Carolyn Harris
Aug 13, 20131 min read
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What to Expect at Prince George of Cambridge’s Christening
The Duchess of Cambridge leaving the hospital with Prince George of Cambridge on July 23, 2013 the day after his birth. The next big...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 30, 20134 min read
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The Medieval Book Reviews 8: The Gothic King: A Biography of Henry III by John Paul Davis
In The Gothic King: A Biography of Henry III, John Paul Davis brings one of England’s most obscure monarchs to life. Henry III reigned...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 1, 20131 min read
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The Duchess of Cambridge to Give Birth at St. Mary’s Hospital in London: A Short History of the Royal Delivery Room
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace After Trooping the Colour 2013, the Duchess’s last public...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 20, 20135 min read
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May 21, 20130 min read
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How Big an Inheritance Awaits the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Baby?
My guest post today on the Bloomberg Echoes: Dispatches from Economic History blog analyzes the what inheritance the Duke and Duchess of...

Carolyn Harris
Jan 30, 20131 min read
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The 20th Anniversary of the Windsor Castle Fire
Windsor Castle, viewed from the air 2012 has been a successful year for Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family celebrated the Queen’s...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 22, 20124 min read
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The Theft of the Tower of London Keys and the History of the Crown Jewels
View of the Tower of London from the Thames showing Traitor's Gate During the wee hours of November 6, 2012, Guy Fawkes night, an...

Carolyn Harris
Nov 14, 20125 min read
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Diamond Jubilee Exhibitions in the United Kingdom’s Palaces, Museums and Art Galleries
Planning a visit to the United Kingdom for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and/or the London Olympics this summer? Be sure to visit...

Carolyn Harris
May 26, 20123 min read
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The Queen Reopens the Cutty Sark in Greenwich
The Cutty Sark in February, 2012 as the repairs and restoration neared completion. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 25, 20123 min read
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The Duchess of Cornwall to be Patron of the Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival at Sudeley Castle
The Gatehouse at Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. Henry VIII's sixth wife Katherine Parr livedthere during her...

Carolyn Harris
Apr 2, 20122 min read
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Changing the Experience at Kensington Palace
View of the entrance to Kensington Palace taken in January, 2009, before the recent refurbishment of the public galleries. The state...

Carolyn Harris
Mar 29, 20123 min read
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