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
Dec 3, 20141 min read
My Perspective on Magna Carta in Insights on Law and Society Magazine
Runnymede Meadow where King John reluctantly accepted Magna Carta in 1215 The Fall 2014 edition of Insights on Law and Society, the...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 25, 20141 min read
Toronto Star Interview: Shabby Toronto apartment was once home to Russia’s Grand Duchess Olga
Grand Duchess Olga during her last years in Canada Grand Duchess Olga, younger sister of Russia’s last Czar, Nicholas II, lived in Canada...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 9, 20141 min read
CBC Interview: Royal visit: Princess Anne’s Ottawa tour will honour ‘everyday heroes’
Princess Anne Princess Anne will pay an official visit to Ottawa on November 10 and 11 to mark Remembrance Day. I discussed the history...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 7, 20141 min read
My forthcoming book “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” is available for pre-order
My forthcoming book, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights is available for pre-order on Amazon. The book...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 5, 20141 min read
New book chapter “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” in Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
I have contributed a chapter to Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor, edited by Randy J. Holland, the book that complements the Magna Carta Muse...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 14, 20141 min read
My forthcoming book, “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” to be published by Dundurn Press in 2015
Click here for the cover and summary of “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 27, 20145 min read
Royal History Q&A: Sara Cockerill, author of Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen
Eleanor of Castile Carolyn Harris: You have been researching Eleanor for Castile in your spare time for 10 years. How did you become...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 15, 20141 min read
Interview: Why a Large Family Makes Sense For The Royals
The Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the 2012 Trooping the Colour Parade I am quoted in Patricia Treble’s article “Why...
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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
Sep 9, 20141 min read
Will a New Royal Baby Decide the Future of Scotland?
Mary of Modena, consort of James II, with her son James, known as “the warming pan baby “or “the Old Pretender” My column in the Ottawa...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 9, 20141 min read
Interview: Scotland’s referendum: How the next royal baby could sway it
My interview with CBC.ca discusses the potential impact of this week’s royal birth announcement on the upcoming Scottish referendum....
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 8, 20144 min read
What’s in store for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child? A short history of “the spare.”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George Clarence House announced today that “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 23, 20143 min read
Royal Travelogue 5: Caernarfon Castle and the Princes of Wales
Caernarfon Castle In 1538, King Henry VIII of England received a report that Caernarfon Castle in Wales was “moche ruynous and ferre in...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 16, 20143 min read
Royal Travelogue 4: The Queens Who Shaped Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is Queen Elizabeth II’s official residence in Scotland. Every year,...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 14, 20142 min read
Royal Travelogue 3: The Royal Yacht Britannia’s Last Harbour
The Queen’s drawing room aboard Britannia Inside Britannia’s royal apartments, the modern world is forgotten. The Queen launched the ship...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 7, 20143 min read
Royal Travelogue 2: “400 Years of Legal Piracy” Hamlet’s Castle Kronborg and Denmark’s Sound Dues
Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark “But what is your affair in Elsinore? We’ll teach you to drink deep ere you depart.” – Hamlet, Act...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 6, 20142 min read
Royal Travelogue 1: Castles of Copenhagen
The Changing of the Guard outside the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen Denmark is Europe’s oldest monarchy and the seaside capital,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 24, 20141 min read
Magna Carta and the Development of Parliament
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses the impact of Magna Carta on...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 22, 20141 min read
Interviews: Prince George of Cambridge’s 1st Birthday
Prince George is one year old today. In his first year, the royal baby has already had a profound impact on how the public views the...
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