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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
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 24, 20241 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 5, 20241 min read
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
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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 20, 20241 min read
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 19, 20241 min read
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 16, 20241 min read


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 16, 20241 min read
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 5, 20241 min read


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 5, 20241 min read
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 3, 20241 min read
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 26, 20241 min read
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 20, 20241 min read
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