The Top Ten Royal History Books of 2013
Since founding the Royal Historian website in February, I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing numerous of royal history books....
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 28, 20124 min read
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Make Their First Visit to Cambridge, a Royal Dukedom since the Restoration
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visiting the Cambridge Guildhall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited their namesake city today,...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 25, 20127 min read
From St. Petersburg to Toronto: The Life of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960)
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna at home in Cooksville in 1959 In June, 1959, the widowed seventy-seven year old Mrs. Nikolai Kulikovsky...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 22, 20124 min read
The 20th Anniversary of the Windsor Castle Fire
Windsor Castle, viewed from the air 2012 has been a successful year for Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family celebrated the Queen’s...
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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
Nov 6, 20121 min read
The Imperial Russian Book Reviews 4: Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy by Douglas Smith
The publication of Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy will hopefully contribute to more balanced teaching of the...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 5, 20124 min read
Comparing the Constitutional Monarchies of the Countries on Prince Charles’s November Itinerary: Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand
Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Photo credit: Reuters Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are currently...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 31, 20124 min read
Prince Charles’s Correspondence and the Nature of Constitutional Monarchy
Charles, Prince of Wales Throughout the month of October, one of the most significant news items concerning the monarchy was the...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 22, 20125 min read
How a Romanov Duke Popularized Skiing in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains
The Laurentian Mountains, Charlevoix, Quebec When Duke Dimitri of Leuchtenberg, whose ancestors included Empress Josephine of France and...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 21, 20122 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 6: Margaret of York: The Diabolical Duchess by Christine Weightman
In contrast to the Duke and Duchess of York, who appear to have lost significant revenues from indifferent management of their lands and...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 20, 20124 min read
The Royal Wedding in Luxembourg, the House of Lannoy and Changing Trends in Royal Marriage
Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium, the new hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. This weekend, Luxembourg is celebrating the...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 16, 20123 min read
Princess Alexandra Celebrates the Centennial of the Canadian Scottish Regiment in Victoria, British Columbia
Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Oglivy. Photo Credit: The Buckingham Palace Press Office Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 7, 20124 min read
The Duke of Kent Celebrates Two Jubilees in Uganda
Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent is currently in Uganda...
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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
Oct 3, 20125 min read
Diana, Princess of Wales and the Monarchy Part 4: The Public Perception of Royal Parenting
The Prince and Princess of Wales with the young Prince William When Prince William was born in 1982, the press observed that Prince...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 29, 20122 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 9: Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion by Susan Ronald
The twenty five year old Elizabeth I in her coronation robes, embroidered with Tudor roses Since Elizabeth I was preceded by her sister...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 22, 20124 min read
Diana, Princess of Wales and the Monarchy Part 3: Reviving an Old Approach to Royal Philanthropy
Diana, Princess of Wales, visiting with victims of land mines in Angola in 1997. A few months before her death in August, 1997, Diana,...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 20, 20122 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 8: A Monarchy of Letters: Royal Correspondence and English Diplomacy in the Reign of Elizabeth I by Rayne Allinson
Elizabeth largely ignored the King of Spain’s advice but adopted a similar tone with her younger cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. The Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 13, 20123 min read
Royals in the Arctic: The Earl and Countess of Wessex Visit Iqaluit, Nunavut
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are greeting by Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak in the presence of Commissioner Edna Elias. Photo credit:...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 9, 20124 min read
Diana, Princess of Wales and the Monarchy Part 2: The Evolution of the Royal Walkabout
Princess Diana on a royal walkabout in Wainuiomata, New Zealand in April, 1983. Photo credit: The Dominion Post Collection, Alexander...
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