Friday Royal Read: The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The most famous figures from the Romanov dynasty, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas II are well known and have been the...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 17, 20163 min read
Friday Royal Read: On The Trail of the Yorks by Kristie Dean
The Wars of the Roses resulted in unexpected travels for royalty who were forced to flee abroad or into places of religious sanctuary...
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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 12, 20161 min read
Ms. Suffragette Interview Part 2: Queens Behaving Badly
Click here to read Part 2 of my interview with Ms. Suffragette: Queen’s Behaving Badly Click here to read Part 1 of my interview with Ms....
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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
Mar 10, 20162 min read
BBC News Interview: When the Duke of Windsor met Adolf Hitler
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meeting with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler in 1937 A collection of 60 photographs of the Duke and...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 7, 20161 min read
My 3rd Book: Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting is now available for pre-order
I am excited to announce that my 3rd book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting will be published by Dundurn Press on April 8,...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 26, 20162 min read
Friday Royal Read: Agincourt by Anne Curry
The Battle of Agincourt took place in 1415, in the midst of a time of transition in English history and literature. King Henry V, the...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 19, 20161 min read
Upcoming Guest Lecture: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada at the King Township Historical Society
For more information, click here to read the KTHS newsletter. Click here to purchase your copy of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada:...
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Carolyn Harris
Feb 16, 20161 min read
My Imperial Spain course at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies begins March 15
Click here to Register Ferdinand and Isabella transformed a united Spain into a world power, sponsoring Columbus’ voyages to the Americas...
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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
Jan 26, 20161 min read
Upcoming Guest Lecture: Magna Carta and the Making of the Modern World, Thursday, February 18th, 2pm, Fulford Place Museum, Brockville
Click here for more information on the lecture and the other talks taking place at Fulford Place for Heritage Week
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 20, 20161 min read
Review of Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe on the History of Royal Women blog
“It’s a very interesting read and Carolyn Harris knows her stuff. Don’t be too frightened by the ‘academic’ air about it, it’s still...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 19, 20161 min read
My Tedx Talk on Women and Magna Carta
Here is my Tedx Talk on Women and Magna Carta: For more on Magna Carta and the impact of the famous charter on women, see my book Magna...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 9, 20161 min read
Interview in The Independent: Spain’s ‘wayward’ Infanta Cristina absent from annual military parade ahead of fraud trial
Princess Letizia, Prince Felipe, Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos of Spain. Photo credit: Abraham Carralero/Getty King Felipe VI of...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 8, 20163 min read
Friday Royal Read: Tatiana Romanov: Daughter of the Last Tsar: Diaries and Letters 1913-1918
Of the four Grand Duchesses, Tatiana achieved the most success in her war work and became a well known public figure in her own right. In...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 22, 20151 min read
My review of The Romanov Sisters in the Royal Studies Journal
Click here to read the review in The Royal Studies Journal, Volume 2, Number 2, 2015.
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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
Dec 3, 20151 min read
Watch my lecture on Magna Carta and the Making of the Modern World
On November 26, I delivered a lecture on Magna Carta and the Making of the Modern World, based on my book Magna Carta and Its Gifts to...
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