Royals on the Battlefield: Prince Harry Returns to Afghanistan
Prince Harry on Parade as Officer Cadet Wales at Sandhurst in 2005. Prince Harry returned to active service in Afghanistan this morning....
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 5, 20124 min read
The Importance of the Duchess of Cambridge’s Upcoming Meeting with Women’s Groups in the Solomon Islands
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a Gala Celebrating the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The complete itinerary for the Duke and...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 4, 20121 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 7: Mary I: Gender, Power and Ceremony in the Reign of England’s First Queen by Sarah Duncan
Since Mary’s subjects feared Philip would wield power in England as Mary’s husband, the Queen insisted on a contract that preserved her...
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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
Aug 29, 20124 min read
From Rideau Hall to the Red Cross: Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Patron of the Paralympic Games
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands The royalty attending the 2012 Paralympic Games, which will be declared open today by Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 26, 20124 min read
The Role of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the Promotion of Youth Athletics and Outdoor Education
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations This...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 25, 20122 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Book Reviews 8: The Diamond Queen by Andrew Marr
One of the fascinating themes of The Diamond Queen is the relationship between the monarchy and the social and cultural changes that have...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 23, 20124 min read
The Trial of Queen Caroline in 1820 and the Birth of British Tabloid Coverage of Royalty
Detail from "The Trial of Queen Caroline, 1820" by George Hayter, showing the Queen with her lawyers before the House of Lords As the...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 20, 20123 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 5: Three Medieval Queens: Queenship and the Crown in Fourteenth Century England by Lisa Benz St. John
Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth II mourn King George VI in 1952. This continuous presence of reigning and dowager...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 15, 20124 min read
There’s Something About Harry: The Royal Influence Over Baby Name Trends
Prince Harry greets the crowds the day before the wedding of his brother Prince William to Catherine Middleton In 2011, the top English...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 11, 20122 min read
The Diamond Jubilee Book Reviews 7: God Save the Queen: The Spiritual Heart of the Monarchy by Ian Bradley
Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Church of England Bradley provides the full historical context for debates concerning the religious...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 7, 20124 min read
The Royal Regatta: Royalty, Sailing and the Olympic Games
The future King Constantine II of Greece sailing in 1960. He won the gold medal in sailing (Dragon class) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 2, 20123 min read
The Royal History of Canada’s Maritime Provinces Round 5: Following in the Footsteps of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Dalvay-by-the-Sea
Dalvay-by-the-Sea on the North Shore of Prince Edward Island After traveling to Halifax, Cape Breton Island, Charlottetown and Cavendish,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 31, 20121 min read
The Victorian Book Reviews 2: Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy
At 525 pages plus footnotes, bibliography and index, Shooting Victoria is longer than most popularly published works of royal history but...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 30, 20124 min read
Zara Phillips and 100 Years of Royal Athletes in the Olympic Equestrian Events
Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, Zara...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 23, 20124 min read
The Royal History of Canada’s Maritime Provinces Round 4: Royalty in the Novels of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Green Gables in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, the home of Lucy Maud Montgomery's MacNeill cousins and the inspiration for the Cuthbert...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 19, 20122 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 4: Richard III: A Life by David Baldwin
After thirty years of Tudor propaganda designed to blacken the late King Richard III’s reputation, Cardinal Wolsey was incredulous that...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 17, 20123 min read
The Royal History of Canada’s Maritime Provinces Round 3: Queen Victoria and Canada’s Confederation
The Confederation Players re-enact the debates surrounding the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 in front of Province House Charlottetown,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 15, 20121 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 5: Mary Rose: Tudor Princess, Queen of France, the Extraordinary Life of Henry VIII’s Sister by David Loades
Loades argues that within this context, Mary’s decision to marry Suffolk was neither emotional nor impulsive but instead combined her...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 14, 20121 min read
The Romanov Book Reviews 3: A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia by Russell E. Martin
Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich Selects His Bride by Grigory Sedov Martin judges Sedov’s painting to be the most accurate representation of the...
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