Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence and Dynasty, edited by Aidan Norrie, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre...

My new article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Autumn Phillips, the Canadian former wife of Queen Elizabeth II’s...

I discussed the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II and popular perceptions of the royal family in Canada with Rabble Radio. Click here...

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...

I discussed the first few days of the reign of King Charles III and the monarchy in Canada with Steve Paikin on TVO’s The Agenda Click...

Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer and...

Two of the volumes in the English Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty series are now available for pre-order. More information is...

My new eight week online course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies starts Wednesday January 12, 2022. Click here...

I discussed royal parenting and pregnancy announcements with Janet Davison at CBC News for this week’s The Royal Fascinator newsletter....

I discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newborn son in a series of interviews on the CBC News Channel and CBC Radio on the day of...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed a baby boy today. The newborn is 7th in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles,...

I discussed the history of speculation and rumours surrounding royal births from the seventeenth century to the present day with Janet...

I discussed the royal succession with Eun Kim at Today.com, including the 1701 Act of Settlement, 21st century reforms and the place that...

Triumph of the Winter Queen: Allegory of the Just, 1636, by Gerard van Honthorst, a portrait of King Charles I’s sister Queen Elizabeth...

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...

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...

Clarence House announced today that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged and will marry in the Spring of 2018. I was interviewed...

Queen Elizabeth II investing Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969. I discussed Queen Elizabeth II with CBC News this past week in...

Click here for more information and to register. Course Description: Our views on marriage and childrearing would seem very strange to...

Prince Harry at the official press launch of Walking with the Wounded in 2010. I discussed Prince Harry’s recent remarks about the...