Book Reviews 8/13

Friday Royal Read: The Exchange of Princesses by Chantal Thomas (Historical Fiction)

Aug 6, 20152 min read

Friday Royal Read: The Exchange of Princesses by Chantal Thomas (Historical Fiction)

The princesses sent to these remote places also complained about their fate. In 1514, Isabella of Austria wrote to one of her sisters,...

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Magna Carta book signings and talks in Winnipeg August 14-16 2015

Carolyn Harris

Aug 5, 20151 min read

Magna Carta book signings and talks in Winnipeg August 14-16 2015

Here’s my schedule: Friday August 14 2015 7:00 pm: Speaking and Signing at McNally Robinson bookstore Saturday August 15 2015 2:00pm:...

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Magna Carta And Its Gifts to Canada on Globe and Mail Bestseller List

Carolyn Harris

Aug 1, 20151 min read

Magna Carta And Its Gifts to Canada on Globe and Mail Bestseller List

Click here to see The Canadian Non-Fiction Globe and Mail Bestseller List Click here to purchase a copy of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to...

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Friday Royal Read: The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone

Carolyn Harris

Jul 31, 20152 min read

Friday Royal Read: The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone

The Rival Queens begins powerfully with the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre of 1572, the event that defined the lives and reputations of...

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Friday Royal Read: Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of Henry VIII by Sarah-Beth Watkins

Carolyn Harris

Jul 24, 20152 min read

Friday Royal Read: Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of Henry VIII by Sarah-Beth Watkins

Katherine’s eventful life, shaped by the key political, religious and social changes of the 16th century has plenty of material for a...

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Friday Royal Read: Katharine of Aragon by Patrick Williams

Carolyn Harris

Jul 16, 20153 min read

Friday Royal Read: Katharine of Aragon by Patrick Williams

The lives of Henry VIII’s other 3 wives, however, were shaped directly by events in the rest of Europe as well as England. Anne Boleyn...

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Ben Franklin’s World Podcast Interview: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to North America

Carolyn Harris

Jul 14, 20151 min read

Ben Franklin’s World Podcast Interview: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to North America

Click here to listen to Magna Carta and Its Gifts to North America at Ben Franklin’s World For more on Magna Carta, see my book, Magna...

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Friday Royal Read: Your Country, My Country: A Unified History of the United States and Canada

Carolyn Harris

Jul 13, 20153 min read

Friday Royal Read: Your Country, My Country: A Unified History of the United States and Canada

These acts were were not well received in the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States as the Royal Proclamation designated land...

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Friday Royal Read: Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles Spencer

Carolyn Harris

Jul 4, 20152 min read

Friday Royal Read: Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles Spencer

The case of Charles I was different from all of these previous kings and queens. The responsibility for Charles I’s fate was not the will...

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My 2nd book “Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette” will be available November 5, 2015

Carolyn Harris

Jun 30, 20151 min read

My 2nd book “Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette” will be available November 5, 2015

Though separated by over a century, Queens Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette bear striking similarities as historical figures: both...

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Book Excerpt in the Ottawa Citizen: Magna Carta and Women’s Rights

Carolyn Harris

Jun 13, 20151 min read

Book Excerpt in the Ottawa Citizen: Magna Carta and Women’s Rights

Click here to read “Magna Carta and Women’s Rights” in the Ottawa Citizen My writing on Magna Carta is also quoted in this Ottawa Citizen...

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Carolyn Harris

Jun 7, 20151 min read

Ottawa Book Signings on June 12

9:30am-11am The boutique at the Canadian Museum of History 12-2pm Chapters Rideau 2:30pm-5pm The boutique at the Canadian Museum of History

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Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Now Available in the USA and UK

Carolyn Harris

May 27, 20151 min read

Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Now Available in the USA and UK

Click here to order Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights from Amazon.com Click here to order Magna Carta...

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My article “Magna Carta: From Medieval England to Canada Today” at 49th Shelf

Carolyn Harris

May 8, 20151 min read

My article “Magna Carta: From Medieval England to Canada Today” at 49th Shelf

Click here to read Magna Carta: From Medieval England to Canada Today at 49th Shelf

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Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is now available in Canada!

Carolyn Harris

May 1, 20151 min read

Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is now available in Canada!

Click here for more about the book and to order directly from Dundurn Press. Click here to order Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada from...

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Friday Royal Read: The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy

Carolyn Harris

Apr 3, 20153 min read

Friday Royal Read: The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy

Guy provides fresh insights about the intimate world of the Tudor dynasty from Henry VIII’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of...

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A Sample Chapter of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is Now Available Online

Carolyn Harris

Apr 2, 20151 min read

A Sample Chapter of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada is Now Available Online

A sample chapter from the book is now available online. Click here to read Part 1: The History of Kings, Barons and the Commons. In...

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Friday Royal Read: Princes at War: The Bitter Battle Inside Britain’s Royal Family in the Darkest Days of WWII by Deborah Cadbury

Carolyn Harris

Mar 27, 20153 min read

Friday Royal Read: Princes at War: The Bitter Battle Inside Britain’s Royal Family in the Darkest Days of WWII by Deborah Cadbury

Cadbury’s history of the royal family at war reads like a novel, emphasizing the uncertainty of the early years of the hostilities when...

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Friday Royal Read: Edward II: The Unconventional King by Kathryn Warner

Carolyn Harris

Mar 19, 20152 min read

Friday Royal Read: Edward II: The Unconventional King by Kathryn Warner

In the 20th century, popular perceptions of Richard III and Edward II diverged. The founding of the Richard III society in 1924 began the...

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New cover design for my forthcoming book: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada

Carolyn Harris

Feb 17, 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...

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Carolyn Harris Royal Historian

Carolyn Harris Royal Historian