Smithsonian Russian Revolution Series: On The Eve of the Revolution, A Palace Coup Seemed Inevitable
Czar Nicholas II, his wife Empress Alexandra and their five children in 1915 The 3rd article in my Russian Revolution series in...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 29, 20171 min read
Quartz Article: The hit Netflix series “The Crown” [and Victoria on PBS] expose all our 21st-century anxieties about powerful women
Claire Foy and Matt Smith as the Queen and Prince Philip in the Netflix series, The Crown My article in Quartz discusses how women in...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 27, 20172 min read
Advance Reader Reviews of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
Here are excerpts from some of the reader reviews: “Raising Royalty is a comprehensive study of how…Kings and Queens have raised their...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 24, 20171 min read
New York Post Interview: Thank queen of ‘Victoria’ for this Oval Office centerpiece
Portrait of the nineteen year old Queen Victoria on her coronation day in 1838. My thoughts about Queen Victoria and her opposition to...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 15, 20171 min read
CBC News Interview: Now Victoria comes to TV: Why Queens are ‘dramatic dynamite’
Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria The ITV series Victoria premieres on PBS on January 15 at 9pm ET. My interview with CBC.ca discusses...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 12, 20171 min read
Canadian Press Interview: B.C. spent more than $600K on royal tour; overall cost likely more than $3M
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive in Canada A partial breakdown of the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 3, 20171 min read
Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
My course about Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution begins at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on January...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 27, 20161 min read
Countdown to the Russian Revolution: The Murder of Rasputin in Smithsonian Magazine
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (standing at the right) with Rasputin, her children (top left to right: Anastasia, Alexei and Olga; bottom...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 21, 20162 min read
Globe and Mail and Mashable Interviews about “The Crown” TV series on Netflix
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh kneeling before his wife, the Queen at her coronation in 1953 as portrayed by Claire Foy and Matt Smith...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 20, 20161 min read
Queen’s Alumni Review Article: Queen Victoria and Canada
Queen Victoria, the Mother of Confederation My latest article in the Queen’s Alumni Review Magazine discusses the impact of Queen...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 28, 20161 min read
My new monthly Russian Revolution column in Smithsonian Magazine
The Russian Imperial family in 1913, four years before the abdication of Czar Nicholas II. My new monthly column in Smithsonian Magazine...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 25, 20162 min read
Advance Praise for Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
“Today‘s parents think they have it tough, monitoring screen time and shuttling kids to soccer matches. Imagine being King William I, the...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 18, 20161 min read
My article about Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Rupert’s Land in Canada’s History Magazine is now online
“Prince Rupert of the Rhine, first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, had a profound effect on Canada’s history. Following his flight...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 16, 20161 min read
“Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution” begins January 11, 2017
Click here for more information and to register. More than 200 years after her execution, Queen Marie Antoinette is still one of the most...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 13, 20161 min read
Mashable Interview: How accurate is Netflix’s ‘The Crown’?
Claire Foy and Matt Smith as the Queen and Prince Philip in the Netflix series, The Crown I have been enjoying watching The Crown series...
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Carolyn Harris
Nov 12, 20161 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Lady Aberdeen
Lady Aberdeen My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is a profile of Lady Aberdeen Ishbel Marie Marjoribanks Hamilton-Gordon,...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 18, 20161 min read
New Canadian Encyclopedia Article: Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught
Princess Louise in Canada, dressed for an Ottawa winter. My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is a profile of Princess Louise...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 14, 20161 min read
Upcoming Guest Lectures in 2016
Here is my schedule of guest lectures for October, November and December 2016. Click on the links for more information including times...
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 5, 20161 min read
PhD Talk Interview: “This Is How I Work”
Click here to read “I am Carolyn Harris and this is how I work” on the PhD Talk blog
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Carolyn Harris
Oct 1, 20161 min read
CTV News Channel Interview: Princess Louise and Royal Children on Tour
Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Duke of Cambridge in Victoria, British Columbia (Photo Credit: The...
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