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Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20161 min read
Upcoming Guest Lecture on May 19 @ 7pm: The Queen in Canada at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 I will be giving a talk about Queen Elizabeth II’s royal tours of Canada...
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Carolyn Harris
May 1, 20161 min read
CBC News Interview: Humility and ‘having a good time’: Prince Harry brings his royal rapport to Toronto
Prince Harry at the official press launch of Walking with the Wounded in 2010. My most recent interview with CBC News is all about Prince...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20161 min read
CBC News Interview: The Queen at 90: Why Elizabeth has so many birthdays
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Royal York hotel in Toronto on a tour of Canada in 2010. The Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 20, 20161 min read
CBC News Interview: The Queen at 90: Why it’s more than just a celebration of Elizabeth’s birthday
The Queen turns 90 on April 21 and public celebrations will continue in May and June in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. I discussed...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 15, 20162 min read
Postmedia Interview: Queen Elizabeth’s top 10 moments in Canada
The 1959 royal tour was the Queen’s longest tour of Canada, the last whistle-stop tour where the royal couple crossed the country by...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 1, 20161 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: The Crown in Canada
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Canada in 2011 My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia discusses the Crown in Canada. In...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 16, 20161 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Letters Patent, 1947
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Toronto City Hall during their 1939 Canadian tour My recent article in the Canadian Encyclopedia...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 15, 20161 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Sovereign
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Royal York hotel in Toronto on a tour of Canada in 2010. My latest...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 11, 20161 min read
Ms. Suffragette Interview: Queen Victoria’s Opposition to Women’s Suffrage
Queen Victoria at the time of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 I discussed the campaign for women’s suffrage in 19th and early 20th century...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 5, 20161 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Monarchism
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Monarchism in...
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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 29, 20151 min read
New Blog: A Long Walk from Toronto: Travels on the Trans-Canada Trail
A Long Walk from Toronto: Travels on the Trans-Canada Trail. In A Long Walk from Toronto, I follow the Toronto section of the trail, east...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 27, 20151 min read
Edmonton Journal Interview: Be sure to read Carolyn Harris’ Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada before viewing the document itself
Click here to read Michael Hingston: Be sure to read Carolyn Harris’ Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada before viewing the...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 19, 20151 min read
My Magna Carta Interview in Beyond The Hill
Click here to read Magna Carta Tours Canada: 800 Years and Its Place in History in Beyond the Hill Click here to purchase my book Magna...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 17, 20151 min read
Magna Carta lecture and book signing in Edmonton on November 26 and 27
On November 27, I will be signing copies of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights at Audrey’s Books from...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 9, 20151 min read
Review of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada in Resource Links Magazine
Here is an excerpt from the review: “Lavishly illustrated throughout, Dr. Harris gives a well-rounded history of the document and its...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 9, 20151 min read
My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee – 2012
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 This year, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 6, 20151 min read
CTV News coverage of my Magna Carta book tour
Click here to watch my interview with CTV News Saskatchewan
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 3, 20152 min read
My Magna Carta lecture series at Fort York this October
October 7 and 8: King John and the Making of Magna Carta Wednesday, October 7, 2 – 3 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 8 – 9 p.m. (Pub open 6 –...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 2, 20152 min read
Friday Royal Read: The Crown and Parliament, edited by Michel Bédard and Philippe Lagassé
While the sixteen commonwealth realms agreed on the importance of gender equality, reopening the question of the royal succession...
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