Rose Bertin: Marie Antoinette’s Trend-Setting “Minister of Fashion”
During a month when New York, London, Paris and Milan host successive fall fashion weeks, my column in this weekend’s Kingston...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 1, 20131 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 8: The Gothic King: A Biography of Henry III by John Paul Davis
In The Gothic King: A Biography of Henry III, John Paul Davis brings one of England’s most obscure monarchs to life. Henry III reigned...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 17, 20131 min read
My Upcoming Guest Lecture About Queen Henrietta Maria on June 27
Please visit the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust website for further information
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 13, 20131 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 11: The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look At England’s Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo
In the reign of Mary I, the stepdaughter who blamed Anne for the collapse of her parents’ marriage, the queen was a scheming temptress,...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 6, 20131 min read
The Deadly Sisterhood: A Story of Women, Power and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance (Book Review)
Frieda also places the entire Borgia family in context. Pope Alexander VI is famous as the corrupt figure whose excesses brought the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 30, 20131 min read
How Big an Inheritance Awaits the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Baby?
My guest post today on the Bloomberg Echoes: Dispatches from Economic History blog analyzes the what inheritance the Duke and Duchess of...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 14, 20125 min read
The Theft of the Tower of London Keys and the History of the Crown Jewels
View of the Tower of London from the Thames showing Traitor's Gate During the wee hours of November 6, 2012, Guy Fawkes night, an...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 4, 20123 min read
Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection by Deirdre Kelly (Review)
King Louis XIV performing the role of Apollo in the 1663 Ballet de la Nuit. When the King stopped performing in middle age, he continued...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 31, 20125 min read
Diana, Princess of Wales and the Monarchy Part 1: Queen of Fashion
Diana at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 Diana, Princess of Wales, mother of Prince William and Prince Harry died in Paris car accident...
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Carolyn Harris
May 26, 20123 min read
Diamond Jubilee Exhibitions in the United Kingdom’s Palaces, Museums and Art Galleries
Planning a visit to the United Kingdom for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and/or the London Olympics this summer? Be sure to visit...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 3, 20123 min read
Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani of Qatar and the History of Royal Cultural Patronage
Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani, daughter of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar. Sheikha Mayassa is the head of the Qatar Museums...
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