CBC Radio Interview: Portrait in Time
On May 24 (Queen Victoria’s birthday), I discussed the recent royal portraits of King Charles III and the Princess of Wales with 15 CBC...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 221 min read
Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty now in Paperback
Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence and Dynasty, edited by Aidan Norrie, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre, and...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 71 min read
USA Today Interview: King Charles is battling cancer. What happens to Queen Camilla?
I discussed Queen Camilla’s patronages and the lives of previous queens consort who were not the mother of the heir, including King Henry...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Review of Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty in the Royal Studies Journal
Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty, edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer and...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 27, 20231 min read
January-March 2024 Online Course for Seniors: Royal Parenting from Medieval Times to Modern Times
I will be offering an online course for seniors about Royal Parenting from Medieval Times to Modern Times for Etobicoke Learning...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Metro UK Interview: Historian reveals the most popular British monarchs – and where Elizabeth II ranks
In an extended interview with Katie Boyden at Metro UK, I discussed Queen Elizabeth II’s popularity and how past monarchs were viewed –...
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Carolyn Harris
May 3, 20231 min read
Toronto Star Interview: A spoon, a stone and a graffiti-covered chair will play key roles in King Charles’s coronation. Here’s why they’re so special
I discussed the fascinating and eventful history of royal regalia, the Stone of Scone and the coronation chair with Alessia Passafiume at...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 9, 20221 min read
Royal Studies Podcast: English Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty
I discussed the English Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty series with co-editors Elena Woodacre, Aidan Norrie, and Joanna...
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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 10, 20221 min read
New Book: Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty
Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty edited by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer and...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 29, 20221 min read
New Issue of The Royal Studies Journal: Beyond the Public/Private Divide: New Perspectives on Sexuality, Rituals, Hospitality, and Diplomacy within Royal Space
Volume 9, Issue 1, 2022 of The Royal Studies Journal is now available to read online. I was the proofreading editor for this issue,...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 2, 20221 min read
English Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty books now available for pre-order
Two of the volumes in the English Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty series are now available for pre-order. More information is...
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Carolyn Harris
May 17, 20201 min read
CBC News Interview: Why the Queen’s isolation is rich in symbolism
I discussed Queen Elizabeth II’s decision to remain at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the experiences of past...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20191 min read
CBC News Interview: Are Harry and Meghan breaking tradition — or setting trends?
I discussed the history of royal births with Janet Davison at CBC News including the experiences of the Tudors and Queen Victoria. The...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 8, 20187 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: Queens and Empresses
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
Jun 15, 20186 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: Kings and Queens
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
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
Mar 14, 20185 min read
Books I’ve Read This Week: The Tudors
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 12, 20173 min read
Tudor Book Reviews: The King’s Pearl by Melita Thomas and So High a Blood by Morgan Ring
The childhood of Queen Mary I has long been viewed through the perspective of her adolescence and adulthood. As Melita Thomas, observes,...
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Carolyn Harris
Sep 7, 20171 min read
My October-November 2017 course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies: Women In Power
“Boadicea Haranguing the Britons” by John Opie In the Fall of 2017, I will be teaching an eight week course about the history of Women in...
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