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Friday Royal Read: Censoring Queen Victoria by Yvonne Ward

May 30, 20142 min read

Friday Royal Read: Censoring Queen Victoria by Yvonne Ward

Victoria holding a Privy Council meeting by Sir David Wilkie The censorship imposed on Queen Victoria’s journals is well known: her...

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Princess Louise and the Founding of the National Gallery of Canada

Carolyn Harris

Mar 7, 20141 min read

Princess Louise and the Founding of the National Gallery of Canada

Princess Louise in Canada My column in this weekend’s edition of the Kingston Whig Standard looks at the role of Queen Victoria’s...

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The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Rebellious Daughter by Lucinda Hawksley (Review)

Carolyn Harris

Jan 4, 20140 min read

The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Rebellious Daughter by Lucinda Hawksley (Review)

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My book chapter, “Royalty at Rideau Hall: Lord Lorne, Princess Louise and the Emergence of the Canadian Crown” published today

Carolyn Harris

Jan 1, 20142 min read

My book chapter, “Royalty at Rideau Hall: Lord Lorne, Princess Louise and the Emergence of the Canadian Crown” published today

Princess Louise in Canada, suitably dressed for winter weather. In 1878, Queen Victoria’s son-in-law, John Campbell, Lord Lorne was...

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Canada and the Crown: Essays On Constitutional Monarchy Now Available For Pre-Order

Carolyn Harris

Nov 29, 20131 min read

Canada and the Crown: Essays On Constitutional Monarchy Now Available For Pre-Order

Click here for more information about the book and contributors Click here to pre-order Canada and the Crown: Essays On Constitutional...

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Carolyn Harris

Oct 11, 20131 min read

The Royal History of the Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday

My article in this weekend’s edition of the Kingston Whig-Standard discusses the fascinating royal history of Canadian Thanksgiving. The...

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Carolyn Harris

Jul 8, 20131 min read

My BBC News Magazine Article: Royal Baby: Revolution in the Nursery

In my article for the BBC news magazine, I discuss how the royal baby’s upbringing will compare to that of previous royal children and...

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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent: Father of the Canadian Crown by Nathan Tidridge (Review)

Carolyn Harris

Jun 15, 20130 min read

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent: Father of the Canadian Crown by Nathan Tidridge (Review)

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5 “Modern” Royal Parenting Trends That Are Actually Centuries Old

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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The Victorian Book Reviews 4: Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard

Carolyn Harris

May 21, 20130 min read

The Victorian Book Reviews 4: Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard

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Victoria Day: A Uniquely Canadian Holiday

Carolyn Harris

May 18, 20131 min read

Victoria Day: A Uniquely Canadian Holiday

Queen Victoria at the time of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen discusses the history of Victoria Day in...

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The Victorian Book Reviews 3: Bertie: A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley

Carolyn Harris

Jan 15, 20131 min read

The Victorian Book Reviews 3: Bertie: A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley

The future Edward VII’s evolution from a self indulgent Prince to a mature King is at the heart of Ridley’s well researched and well...

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The Victorian Book Reviews 2: Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy

Carolyn Harris

Jul 31, 20121 min read

The Victorian Book Reviews 2: Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy

At 525 pages plus footnotes, bibliography and index, Shooting Victoria is longer than most popularly published works of royal history but...

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The Royal History of Canada’s Maritime Provinces Round 3: Queen Victoria and Canada’s Confederation

Carolyn Harris

Jul 17, 20123 min read

The Royal History of Canada’s Maritime Provinces Round 3: Queen Victoria and Canada’s Confederation

The Confederation Players re-enact the debates surrounding the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 in front of Province House Charlottetown,...

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Canada and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

Carolyn Harris

Jun 1, 20124 min read

Canada and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

The Official Photograph of Queen Victoria for her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 This weekend, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Queen...

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Death of Queen Victoria’s last surviving great-grandchild, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg

Carolyn Harris

May 30, 20123 min read

Death of Queen Victoria’s last surviving great-grandchild, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte and his second wife Gunilla Wachtmeister at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel...

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Book Review of Helen Rappaport, A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death that Changed the British Monarchy

Carolyn Harris

Mar 8, 20121 min read

Book Review of Helen Rappaport, A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death that Changed the British Monarchy

The effect of Prince Albert’s death on ordinary Britons was no less profound. Long periods of court mourning, which Rappaport observes...

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Carolyn Harris Royal Historian

Carolyn Harris Royal Historian