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Mar 17, 20163 min read

Friday Royal Read: On The Trail of the Yorks by Kristie Dean

The Wars of the Roses resulted in unexpected travels for royalty who were forced to flee abroad or into places of religious sanctuary...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

Aug 4, 20141 min read

Historian on the High Seas

Sailing into St. Maarten in December 2012 On August 5, I fly to Copenhagen, Denmark. After a few days touring Danish castles, I board a...

Carolyn Harris Royal Historian