Books I’ve Read This Week: The Court of the Last Czar
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 22, 20185 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: Short Royal Books
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 3, 20186 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: The Royal Family of Denmark
My New Year’s Resolution for 2018 is to read a book (or listen to an unabridged audiobook) every day: 365 books by December 31. I will...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 5, 20181 min read
Baltic Sea Cruise Travel Photos 2018: The Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden
In August, I gave a royal history lecture series on a Baltic sea cruise. The first stop was Stockholm, Sweden, where I visited the royal...
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Carolyn Harris
May 24, 20181 min read
Reader’s Digest Interview: In conversation with royal historian Carolyn Harris
Click here to read “In Conversation with Royal Historian Carolyn Harris” Illustration by Aimée Van Drimmelen
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 19, 20181 min read
Global News Interview: Preparing for a Royal Wedding
Windsor Castle The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is one month away and the preparations include both centuries of royal...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 7, 20181 min read
CBC News Interview: St. George’s Chapel: Gothic glory surrounds memorials to monarchs – but their marriages didn’t always work out
King Henry VIII I discussed St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry next month, with Janet...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 2, 20181 min read
CBC News Interview: Harry and Meghan’s wedding will break new ground, but tradition won’t ‘go out the window’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle I discussed Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Windsor Castle as a location for royal wedding celebrations...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 20, 20171 min read
National Post Interview: Light everything on fire: What would have happened had the Nazis invaded Britain
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in British Columbia in 1939 I discussed the royal family during the Second World War with Tristin...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 30, 20171 min read
CBC News Network Interview: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall Visit Prince Edward County
Prince Charles tours the Wellington Farmer’s Market in Ontario, Friday June 30, 2017. [Photo credit: Peter J. Thompson] I discussed the...
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Carolyn Harris
May 4, 20171 min read
University of Toronto News Interview: Prince Philip rumours go viral
Prince Philip in 2008. Before the announcement that Prince Philip would be retiring from public life at the end of the summer, there was...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 8, 20171 min read
Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting now available for purchase
Click here to purchase your copy of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting How royal parents dealt with raising their children...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 29, 20161 min read
CTV News Channel Interview: Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Canada
Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Duke of Cambridge in Victoria, British Columbia (Photo Credit: The...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 17, 20151 min read
My January-February 2016 course: Artists and Their Royal Patrons
For centuries, artists sought out royal patrons to advance their careers. European monarchs were eager to fill their courts with artists...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 12, 20152 min read
My book “Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette” is now available for purchase
Review: “Harris’ richly detailed comparative study of Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette offers fresh perspective on how both queens...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 17, 20151 min read
Toronto Public Library Talk on September 24: Peter the Great and the Building of St. Petersburg
Peter the Great in 1698 I will be giving a lecture at Deer Park Library in Toronto (40 St. Clair Avenue East) about Peter the Great of...
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Carolyn Harris
May 2, 20151 min read
Today.com Interview: Could she be queen? See where the new royal baby fits in line to the throne
The Duchess of Cambridge with the newborn Prince George of Cambridge in July, 2013 The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby girl at...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 7, 20152 min read
The Queen’s Garden: Sunday January 11 at 10pm ET on PBS
Buckingham Palace Across the Lake The private garden at Buckingham Palace is best known as the setting for garden parties where the Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 17, 20142 min read
Tales from the Royal Bedchamber: Sunday December 21 at 8pm ET on PBS
Worsley presents the history of the English royal bedchamber with enthusiasm and energy. She climbs into beds to test just how...
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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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