Carolyn HarrisMar 2, 20135 min readRoyalty and the Atlantic World 1: The Battle for Spain in 14921882 painting of King Muhammad XII of Granada surrendering to King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile after the Fall of...
Carolyn HarrisJan 21, 20131 min readThe Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made It Into the Twenty-First Century by Peter Conradi (Review)The Great Survivors is an excellent introduction to the full scope of current European royal monarchy. Peter Conradi places all the...
Carolyn HarrisJan 5, 20135 min readA History of Barcelona in Three Royal MarriagesThe original entrance to the Roman city of Barcina and part of the Roman wall On September 11, 2012, around 600,000 demonstrators marched...
Carolyn HarrisAug 8, 20124 min readThe Royal Regatta: Royalty, Sailing and the Olympic GamesThe future King Constantine II of Greece sailing in 1960. He won the gold medal in sailing (Dragon class) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in...
Carolyn HarrisApr 15, 20123 min readKing Juan Carlos of Spain and the History of Royalty on the HuntKing Juan Carlos of Spain This past week, prominent members of the Spanish royal family have been injured in hunting accidents in...