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New Issue of The Royal Studies Journal: Volume 8, Issue 2
In 2021, I became the proofreading editor of The Royal Studies Journal, an online and open access academic journal, published with the...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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Spring 2020 Course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Peter the Great and the Building of Saint Petersburg
I will be teaching an eight week Tuesday evening course in March-April 2020 about Peter the Great and the Building of Saint Petersburg at...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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New BBC History Magazine Article: Was Queen Mary, wife of George V, a kleptomaniac?
My latest article in the BBC History Magazine examines the reputation of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V, and grandmother of Queen...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 26, 20191 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught
My new article in the Historica Canada Canadiana Encyclopedia is about Princess Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes of Prussia,...
Carolyn Harris
Mar 29, 20191 min read
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Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution: My Spring 2019 course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
About this course: More than 200 years after her execution, Queen Marie Antoinette is still one of the most famous and controversial...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 24, 20191 min read
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Royal Studies Journal Interview: Canadian Women’s Responses to Royal Tours
I discussed Canadian Women’s Responses to Royal Tours from the Eighteenth Century to the present with the Royal Studies Journal,...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 14, 20191 min read
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Books I’ve Read This Week: The Court of the Last Czar
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
Carolyn Harris
Jan 1, 20197 min read
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Books I’ve Read This Week: Short Royal Books
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
Carolyn Harris
Oct 22, 20185 min read
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Baltic Sea Cruise Travel Photos 2018: The Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden
In August, I gave a royal history lecture series on a Baltic sea cruise. The first stop was Stockholm, Sweden, where I visited the royal...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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Books I’ve Read This Week: Queens and Empresses
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
Carolyn Harris
Aug 8, 20187 min read
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Royal Studies Journal Article: Canadian Women’s Responses to Royal Tours from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day
Princess Louise in Canada, dressed for an Ottawa winter during her time as vice regal consort of Canada from 1878 to 1883. My new article...
Carolyn Harris
Jun 11, 20182 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Her Royal Highness Princess Alice Mary...
Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20181 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Patricia of Connaught
Princess Patricia My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is a biography of Princess Patricia of Connaught. Her Royal Highness...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 26, 20181 min read
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New Book Chapter about Royalty and The Arts in Canada
From the introduction of The Canadian Kingdom: “In “Royalty and the Arts in Canada,” Carolyn Harris examines royal interest in Canadian...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 14, 20181 min read
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New Book Chapter: Royalty and the Arts in Canada in The Canadian Kingdom edited by D. Michael Jackson
Queen Elizabeth II’s role as a curator monarch over the course of her long reign has exerted a profound impact on Canadian art and...
Carolyn Harris
Mar 23, 20181 min read
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York University Magazine Interview: Royalty and Fashion
Meghan Markle I discussed the impact of royalty on fashion with York University Magazine. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “When...
Carolyn Harris
Mar 7, 20181 min read
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New Article in Quartz Magazine: Actresses Like Meghan Markle Have Been Winning The Hearts of Royals since 1668
Meghan Markle My recent article in Quartz Magazine discusses the history of romances between princes and actresses in Britain since the...
Carolyn Harris
Dec 3, 20171 min read
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New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne
John Campbell, , Marquess of Lorne My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about the Marquess of Lorne,...
Carolyn Harris
Sep 1, 20171 min read
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Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting now available for purchase
Click here to purchase your copy of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting How royal parents dealt with raising their children...
Carolyn Harris
Apr 8, 20171 min read
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Peter the Great and the Building of Saint Petersburg begins at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on March 14, 2017
Peter the Great in 1698 In March, April and May 2017, I will be teaching one of my most popular courses at the University of Toronto...
Carolyn Harris
Feb 13, 20171 min read
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