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 13, 20143 min read
How Prince George Has Transformed the Royal Family
Prince George of Cambridge at his christening on October 23, 2013. Photo Credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire/Press Association via AP Images...
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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
Jul 3, 20142 min read
Friday Royal Read: John Buchan: Model Governor General by J. William Galbraith
There are many who are unaware that Buchan and Tweedsmuir were the same person and that his time in office served as a model for...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 27, 20141 min read
My articles on Magna Carta and The Charter of the Forest in the Canadian Encyclopedia
My latest contributions to the Canadian Encyclopedia are “Magna Carta” and “The Charter of the Forest.” The articles discuss the creation...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 24, 20141 min read
The Truth About Royal Spending
Kensington Palace My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen corrects some longstanding misconceptions about Royal Finances, discussing the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 21, 20143 min read
Weekend Royal News Roundup: Prince William Celebrates His 32nd birthday and June 28th is the 100th anniversary of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Duke of Cambridge 1) The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William) celebrated his 32nd birthday today, his first since the birth of his son,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 19, 20141 min read
Interview about Queen Sofia of Spain and the History of Royal Marriage
Queen Sofia [right] with her daughter-in-law, Felipe VI’s consort, Queen Letizia King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicated yesterday and his...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 15, 20143 min read
Monday Royal News Roundup: Trooping the Colour, Prince William’s First Father’s Day and Juan Carlos’s title
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh parading down the Mall for the 2014 Trooping the Colour Parade. Photo credit:...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 14, 20141 min read
Radio Interview: The Abdication of King Juan Carlos and Europe’s monarchies
This past week, I joined a panel discussion on the Monocle 24 Foreign Desk radio show to discuss the Abdication of King Juan Carlos and...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 12, 20142 min read
Friday Royal Read: Hereward by Peter Rex
Source material for Hereward’s life beyond the revolt on the Isle of Ely in 1071 is fragmentary. The first line of the book is, “While it...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 11, 20141 min read
Radio Interview with BBC World Service on King Juan Carlos and the Future of Europe’s Monarchies
I discussed the Abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain and the future of Europe’s monarchies with the BBC World Service this week. (My...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 8, 20143 min read
Monday Royal News Roundup: King Felipe VI’s Installation, Prince Philip’s 93rd birthday and Prince William’s New Initiative
Felipe, Prince of Asturias in Ecuador in 2013 1) King Felipe VI of Spain’s Installation to Take Place on June 19, 2014 The History: King...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 5, 20143 min read
Friday Royal Read: The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport
Despite all these sources, the distinct personalities and achievements of Nicholas and Alexandra’s daughters are little known. In...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 3, 20141 min read
Radio Interview: The Future of Europe’s Monarchies
I participated in a panel discussion about the abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain and the future of Europe’s monarchies on Monocle...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 3, 20141 min read
Interview: The Abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain
King Juan Carlos of Spain announced today that he will abdicate in favour of his son Felipe, Prince of the Asturias, who will reign as...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 2, 20141 min read
Upcoming Royal Chat: Will Queen Elizabeth abdicate?
I will be participating in a Postmedia online royal chat this Wednesday, June 4 at 2pm ET on King Juan Carlos of Spain’s plans to...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 1, 20143 min read
Monday Royal News Roundup: Coronation, Commemoration and Charlene
Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. June 2, 1953 1) June 2 is the 61st anniversary of Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
May 30, 20142 min read
Friday Royal Read: Censoring Queen Victoria by Yvonne Ward
Victoria holding a Privy Council meeting by Sir David Wilkie The censorship imposed on Queen Victoria’s journals is well known: her...
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Carolyn Harris
May 22, 20141 min read
My column in today’s Globe and Mail about Prince Charles’s remarks on Vladimir Putin
My column in today’s Globe and Mail discusses Prince Charles’s remarks on Vladimir Putin. There’s a long history of royalty making...
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