New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught
Princess Louise in Canada, dressed for an Ottawa winter. My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is a profile of Princess Louise...
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Carolyn Harris
May 5, 20161 min read
The cover of my forthcoming book “Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting”
The cover of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting features Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s painting of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 17, 20151 min read
My January-February 2016 course: Artists and Their Royal Patrons
For centuries, artists sought out royal patrons to advance their careers. European monarchs were eager to fill their courts with artists...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 12, 20152 min read
My book “Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette” is now available for purchase
Review: “Harris’ richly detailed comparative study of Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette offers fresh perspective on how both queens...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 20, 20152 min read
My 2015-2016 courses at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
My photo in the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies 2015-2016 course calendar Registration is now open for the three eight...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 17, 20142 min read
Tales from the Royal Bedchamber: Sunday December 21 at 8pm ET on PBS
Worsley presents the history of the English royal bedchamber with enthusiasm and energy. She climbs into beds to test just how...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 7, 20141 min read
CBC Interview: Royals or Celebrities? Prince William and Kate Take Manhattan
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...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 10, 20143 min read
The Royal Paintbox: Friday September 12 at 10pm ET on PBS
HRH The Prince of Wales during the filming of Royal Paintbox Royalty have acted as patrons to artists for centuries. Henry VIII and his...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 17, 20143 min read
Friday Royal Read: Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts by James Anderson Winn
In Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts, Professor James Anderson Winn, author of The Poetry of War and John Dryden and His World, argues that...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 10, 20141 min read
Shakespeare’s Missing Magna Carta
My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses why there is no mention of the the Great Charter in Shakespeare’s...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 24, 20141 min read
Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak (Historical Fiction Review)
Stachniak’s Catherine is steeped in Russian folk proverbs from her time learning the language and constantly struggles with conflicts...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 16, 20141 min read
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George Arrive in Australia
The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George arrive in Sydney. Photo credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images William, Kate and George arrived in...
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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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Carolyn Harris
Mar 4, 20141 min read
When Catherine the Great Invaded The Crimea And Put The Rest of the World On Edge
Portrait of Catherine the Great as a Legislator in the Temple Devoted to the Goddess of Justice by Dmitri Levitsky, early 1780s. My...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 8, 20141 min read
The Queen’s Crumbling Palaces
The site of Greenwich Palace, favourite residence of King Henry VIII My column in this weekend’s edition of the Kingston Whig Standard...
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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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Carolyn Harris
Dec 9, 20130 min read
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Oct 18, 20130 min read
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 30, 20131 min read
Kate: The Future Queen by Katie Nicholl (Review)
Nicholl is at her best when she writes about Catherine, her family and the pressures of dating and marrying royalty but the brief...
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