Click here for more information and to register. More than 200 years after her execution, Queen Marie Antoinette is still one of the most...

Princess Louise in Canada, dressed for an Ottawa winter. My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is a profile of Princess Louise...

The cover of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting features Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s painting of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert...

For centuries, artists sought out royal patrons to advance their careers. European monarchs were eager to fill their courts with artists...

Review: “Harris’ richly detailed comparative study of Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette offers fresh perspective on how both queens...

My photo in the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies 2015-2016 course calendar Registration is now open for the three eight...

Worsley presents the history of the English royal bedchamber with enthusiasm and energy. She climbs into beds to test just how...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a Gala in honour of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in...

HRH The Prince of Wales during the filming of Royal Paintbox Royalty have acted as patrons to artists for centuries. Henry VIII and his...

In Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts, Professor James Anderson Winn, author of The Poetry of War and John Dryden and His World, argues that...

My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses why there is no mention of the the Great Charter in Shakespeare’s...

Stachniak’s Catherine is steeped in Russian folk proverbs from her time learning the language and constantly struggles with conflicts...

The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George arrive in Sydney. Photo credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images William, Kate and George arrived in...

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

Portrait of Catherine the Great as a Legislator in the Temple Devoted to the Goddess of Justice by Dmitri Levitsky, early 1780s. My...

The site of Greenwich Palace, favourite residence of King Henry VIII My column in this weekend’s edition of the Kingston Whig Standard...

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