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Business Insider Interview: Boris Johnson said Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer. It's not unusual for royals to keep health troubles private.
I discussed the royal health disclosures in former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's memoirs and the history of how royalty have...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
My new article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough , Governor General...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Baron Willingdon of Ratton and 1st Marquess of...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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New Podcast Episode: The Women Around Peter the Great
I discussed the women of the Russian Imperial Family during Peter the Great's reign including his half-sister the Regent Sophia, his...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Canada Talks Interview: The Princess of Wales Finishes Chemotherapy
I discussed the video released by Catherine, Princess of Wales to announce the completion of her chemotherapy treatment on the Arlene...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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CBC News Interview: The rift between Prince Harry and Prince William casts a long shadow
I discussed the estrangement between Prince William and Prince Harry, royal finances and royal portraits with Janet Davison at CBC News....
Carolyn Harris
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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September 2024 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter
The September 2024 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter is now available to read online !
Carolyn Harris
Sep 6, 20241 min read
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Fall 2024 Courses at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
I will be teaching three courses this fall at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies including a new course about The...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: The Four Kings of Canada
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about The Four Kings of Canada , four prominent leaders from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy...

Carolyn Harris
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Daily Express Interview: King Charles’s 40-year friendship with Japanese Emperor: Favorite shared hobby revealed
In an interview with Brigid Brown at The Daily Express, I discussed the long friendship between King Charles III of the United Kingdom...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Infinite Women Podcast Interview: Carolyn Harris on Queens and Revolution
On the Infinite Women Podcast with Allison Tyra, I compared and contrasted the experiences and reputations of Queen Henrietta Maria of...

Carolyn Harris
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Daily Express Interview: King Charles to spend time with Princess Kate and Prince William ‘away from public eye’
I discussed the royal summer with Brigid Brown at the Daily Express. Click here to read “King Charles to spend time with Princess Kate...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 21, 20241 min read
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BBC World Service Interview: Trooping the Colour
I recently discussing Trooping the Colour, King Charles III and Catherine, Princess of Wales on the BBC World Service. Click here to...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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CBC News Interview: Prince William steps it up on the world stage as Catherine makes a long-awaited appearance
I discussed the Prince of Wales’s expanded public profile including the recent D-Day commemorations, the Princess of Wales’s presence at...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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New Review of Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty in the Royal Studies Journal
Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty , edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L....

Carolyn Harris
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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My review in the Royal Studies Journal of British Royal Weddings: From the Stuarts to the Early Twentieth Century by Mattias Range
I reviewed British Royal Weddings: From the Stuarts to the Early Twentieth Century by Mattias Range in the latest issue of the Royal...

Carolyn Harris
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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New Review of Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty in The Royal Studies Journal
Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty , co-edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R....

Carolyn Harris
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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The May-June 2024 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter
Click here to read the May-June 2024 Carolyn Harris Royal Historian Newsletter

Carolyn Harris
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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CBC Radio Interview: Portrait in Time
On May 24 (Queen Victoria’s birthday), I discussed the recent royal portraits of King Charles III and the Princess of Wales with 15 CBC...

Carolyn Harris
May 27, 20241 min read
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CBC News Network’s Linda Ward speaks with royal expert Carolyn Harris
On Victoria Day weekend, I discussed King Charles III and his sons with Linda Ward on the CBC News Network comparing King Charles III’s...

Carolyn Harris
May 21, 20241 min read
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