Infinite Women Podcast Interview: Carolyn Harris on Queens and Revolution
On the Infinite Women Podcast with Allison Tyra, I compared and contrasted the experiences and reputations of Queen Henrietta Maria of...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 21, 20231 min read
January-February 2024 Online Course: The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution
In January-February 2024, I will be teaching my popular online course about The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution at the University of...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 14, 20231 min read
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Lecture: Royalty and Popular Culture: Fact, Fiction and the Crown
I will be delivering a lecture on Royalty and Popular Culture: Fact, Fiction and the Crown, examining portrayals of the monarchy in...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 16, 20221 min read
New H-Russia Book Review: The Tsar’s Happy Occasion: Ritual and Dynasty in the Weddings of Russia’s Rulers, 1495–1745 by Russell E. Martin
Click here to read my review of The Tsar’s Happy Occasion: Ritual and Dynasty in the Weddings of Russia’s Rulers, 1495–1745 by Russell E....
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 4, 20221 min read
Fall 2022 Course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Women in Power
My course about the history of Women in Power from the Classical World to the 21st Century will be offered in class at the University of...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Smithsonian Magazine Interview: Before Lincoln Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, This Russian Czar Freed 20 Million Serfs
I discussed the reign of Czar Alexander II and the Abolition of Serfdom in Russia with Fred Frommer at Smithsonian Magazine. Click here...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 9, 20221 min read
New University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Curiosity Blog Article: 4 Powerful Women in History You’ve Never Heard Of
My blog post on the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Curiosity blog is about powerful women in history who are lesser...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 3, 20221 min read
May-June 2022 Online Course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Peter the Great & the Building of Saint Petersburg
ABOUT THIS COURSE When Peter became czar in 1682, Europe was foreign to Russia, an insular and tradition-bound nation. The West...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 24, 20211 min read
New Book Review in H-Russia: Harris on Bushkovitch, ‘Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia: The Transfer of Power 1450-1725’
I reviewed the new book Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia: The Transfer of Power 1450-1725 by Paul Bushkovitch for H-Russia...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 9, 20211 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Joseph Whiteside Boyle
My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Joseph Whiteside Boyle. Nicknamed Klondike Joe, Boyle founded...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 31, 20211 min read
New Reader’s Digest Article: The 10 Most Controversial Royal Memoirs Ever Published
Prince Harry won’t be the first royal family member to rock the boat with a tell-all autobiography. Here are 10 royal memoirs that...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 20, 20212 min read
New Online Courses at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
I will be teaching two online courses at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies in the Fall of 2021: The Nordic Nations:...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 5, 20211 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Grand Duchess Olga
My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960), watercolour artist,...
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Carolyn Harris
May 21, 20211 min read
Mississauga Heritage Interview: Exploring Royal Connections to the City of Mississauga
I discussed Royal Visits to what is now the City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada in an interview with Matthew Wilkinson at Heritage...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 23, 20201 min read
New Book Review in Canadian Slavonic Papers: Michael Romanov: brother of the last Tsar, diaries and letters 1916–1918
I reviewed Michael Romanov: brother of the last Tsar, diaries and letters 1916–1918 by by Helen Azar and Nicholas B. A. Nicholson for...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Fall 2020 Online Course: The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution
I will be teaching my course about The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution online at the University of Toronto School of Continuing...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Spring 2020 Course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Peter the Great and the Building of Saint Petersburg
I will be teaching an eight week Tuesday evening course in March-April 2020 about Peter the Great and the Building of Saint Petersburg at...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 8, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: Could the Queen retire?
I discussed a variety of royal events, past and present with Janet Davison for the latest edition of the CBC News Royal Fascinator...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 1, 20197 min read
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 24, 20186 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: Imperial Russia
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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