Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Countess of Harewood (HRH The Princess Royal) (born 25 April 1897 in Norfolk, United Kingdom; died 28 March 1965 in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom). Princess Mary was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the younger sister of King Edward VIII and King George VI and the great-aunt of King Charles III. Mary was president of The Girl Guides Association (now known as Girlguiding) from 1920 to 1965. She was colonel-in-chief of The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s), the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. She also represented her niece Queen Elizabeth II on three official tours of Canada in 1955, 1962 and 1964.
Category Archives: Women and Canadian History
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Hilda Marion Neatby
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Hilda Marion Neatby.
Neatby was the first woman to lead a university history department in Canada and the first female president of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA). She was also the only woman to serve on the Massey Commission. In 1967, she was chosen as Saskatchewan’s Woman of the Century and became a Companion of the Order of Canada. Since 1982, the CHA has awarded the Hilda Neatby Prize for women’s history.
Click here to read my article about Hilda Marion Neatby in the Canadian Encyclopedia.
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Laura Muntz Lyall
My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Canadian Impressionist artist Laura Muntz Lyall (1860-1930). Muntz Lyall was the first Canadian artist to receive an honourable mention at the Paris Salon and the first female Canadian Impressionist artist to have her work become part of the National Gallery of Canada’s collection in Ottawa.
Click here to read my article on Laura Muntz Lyall in the Canadian Encyclopedia
Click here to read all my articles in the Canadian Encyclopedia
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Anna Brownell Jameson
My new article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Anna Brownell Jameson, an nineteenth century artist, art historian, traveler, feminist and author of numerous books including Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada (1838).
Click here to read my article about Anna Brownell Jameson in the Canadian Encyclopedia
Links to all 90 of my articles in the Canadian Encyclopedia are available here.
Friday October 13 Toronto Public Library Lecture: A History of Royal Weddings from Victoria and Albert to Harry and Meghan
I will be delivering an evening lecture (7pm) at North York Central Library in Toronto on Friday October 13 about the history of royal weddings from Victoria and Albert to Harry and Meghan! All are welcome.
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Isabel Mackenzie King
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Isabel Mackenzie King, the daughter of 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion leader William Lyon Mackenzie and mother of Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Click here to read my article in the Canadian Encyclopedia about Isabel Mackenzie King
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Frances Anne Hopkins
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Frances Anne Hopkins, an artist who sketched and painted Canadian landscapes. Her most famous paintings, including Shooting the Rapids and Canoes in a Fog, Lake Superior, depict long-distance canoe voyages undertaken by the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1860s.
Fall 2023 University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Course: Behind the Crown: The Monarchy from Victoria to Charles III
I will be teaching an eight week course on Tuesday afternoons in October-November 2023 at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies – Behind the Crown: The Monarchy from Victoria to Charles III. Click here for more information and to register.
ABOUT THIS COURSE
The personal lives of royalty are a popular subject for fiction in novels, films and TV series but the real history is more interesting. Each generation of royalty must respond to the challenges of their times to keep the monarchy relevant and engaged with public opinion. Join Carolyn Harris, historian, commentator and author of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting for a lively discussion of the history, politics and cultural significance of the monarchy in the UK and Canada.
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Charlotte Gray
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Charlotte Gray, the author of a dozen best-selling Canadian history books and an adjunct research professor in the department of history at Carleton University. She is a recipient of the Pierre Berton Award for distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history.
Her recent books include The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our Country (2016), Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise (2019) and Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt (2023)
Click here to read my article about Charlotte Gray in the Canadian Encyclopedia
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Margaret
In my latest article for the Canadian Encyclopedia, I discuss the life and legacy of Princess Margaret including her tours of Canada and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.
Click here to read my article about Princess Margaret in the Canadian Encyclopedia