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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....
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Metro UK Interview: Historian reveals the most popular British monarchs – and where Elizabeth II ranks
In an extended interview with Katie Boyden at Metro UK, I discussed Queen Elizabeth II’s popularity and how past monarchs were viewed –...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 21, 20161 min read
The Weekend Bookshelf: Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, The Luminaries and How to Be a Victorian
Licence, author of Anne Neville: Richard III’s Tragic Queen and Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen examines the marriage...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 20, 20161 min read
“Richard III: Monstrous or Misunderstood?” begins October 4, 2016
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III My eight week evening course about the life and legacy of King Richard III is open...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 14, 20151 min read
Toronto Star Interview: King John known for murder and Magna Carta
Click here to read “King John known for murder and Magna Carta” in the Toronto Star I also discuss the reputation of Richard I “the...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 25, 20151 min read
CTV News Channel Interview: The Reburial of Richard III
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III Richard III will be reburied in Leicester Cathedral on March 26, after months of...
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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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Carolyn Harris
Dec 11, 20141 min read
My latest Ottawa Citizen column: “The Queen’s reign doesn’t depend on Richard III’s DNA”
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III “The remains of King Richard III continue to yield new information about one of...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 9, 20140 min read
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 6, 20131 min read
Richard III’s Bones of Contention
While I was away on the Baltic Cruise these past couple weeks, my article about the remains of Richard III, “Richard III’s Bones of...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 12, 20130 min read
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Carolyn Harris
May 29, 20135 min read
5 “Modern” Royal Parenting Trends That Are Actually Centuries Old
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ottawa for Canada Day in 2011 With the Duchess of Cambridge – better known as Kate Middleton – in...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 22, 20131 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 12: Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen by Amy Licence
The final chapter of Elizabeth of York is the strongest because the best documented year of the Queen’s life was the last one before she...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 9, 20131 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 7: Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
Through her comparative study of the seven most prominent women of the Wars of the Roses, Gristwood reveals the abrupt changes in the...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 27, 20135 min read
The Richard III Funeral Controversy and 5 Unknown Royal Grave Sites
The earliest surviving portrait of Richard III The controversy surrounding the burial of Richard III, whose remains were discovered last...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 5, 20134 min read
What’s Next for the Remains of King Richard III?
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III, dating from 1520 Researchers at the University of Leicester announced yesterday that...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 4, 20131 min read
Interviews about Richard III on CTV News Channel, CBC Toronto and and Global News
I will be discussing the authentication of King Richard III’s remains on the CTV news channel today (February 4, 2013) at 1:10pm EST and...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 21, 20122 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 6: Margaret of York: The Diabolical Duchess by Christine Weightman
In contrast to the Duke and Duchess of York, who appear to have lost significant revenues from indifferent management of their lands and...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 7, 20124 min read
Royals on the Battlefield: Prince Harry Returns to Afghanistan
Prince Harry on Parade as Officer Cadet Wales at Sandhurst in 2005. Prince Harry returned to active service in Afghanistan this morning....
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 28, 20121 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 6: The Last Plantagenet Consorts: Gender, Genre and Historiography 1440-1627 by Kavita Mudan Finn
The shifting fortunes of these royal women during the political turbulence have inspired centuries of literary interpretation from...
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