What’s in store for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child? A short history of “the spare.”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George Clarence House announced today that “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 23, 20143 min read
Royal Travelogue 5: Caernarfon Castle and the Princes of Wales
Caernarfon Castle In 1538, King Henry VIII of England received a report that Caernarfon Castle in Wales was “moche ruynous and ferre in...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 16, 20143 min read
Royal Travelogue 4: The Queens Who Shaped Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is Queen Elizabeth II’s official residence in Scotland. Every year,...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 14, 20142 min read
Royal Travelogue 3: The Royal Yacht Britannia’s Last Harbour
The Queen’s drawing room aboard Britannia Inside Britannia’s royal apartments, the modern world is forgotten. The Queen launched the ship...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 7, 20143 min read
Royal Travelogue 2: “400 Years of Legal Piracy” Hamlet’s Castle Kronborg and Denmark’s Sound Dues
Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark “But what is your affair in Elsinore? We’ll teach you to drink deep ere you depart.” – Hamlet, Act...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 6, 20142 min read
Royal Travelogue 1: Castles of Copenhagen
The Changing of the Guard outside the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen Denmark is Europe’s oldest monarchy and the seaside capital,...
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Carolyn Harris
Aug 4, 20141 min read
Historian on the High Seas
Sailing into St. Maarten in December 2012 On August 5, I fly to Copenhagen, Denmark. After a few days touring Danish castles, I board a...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 24, 20141 min read
Magna Carta and the Development of Parliament
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses the impact of Magna Carta on...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 22, 20141 min read
Interviews: Prince George of Cambridge’s 1st Birthday
Prince George is one year old today. In his first year, the royal baby has already had a profound impact on how the public views the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 17, 20143 min read
Friday Royal Read: Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts by James Anderson Winn
In Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts, Professor James Anderson Winn, author of The Poetry of War and John Dryden and His World, argues that...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 13, 20143 min read
How Prince George Has Transformed the Royal Family
Prince George of Cambridge at his christening on October 23, 2013. Photo Credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire/Press Association via AP Images...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 10, 20141 min read
Shakespeare’s Missing Magna Carta
My latest article on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website discusses why there is no mention of the the Great Charter in Shakespeare’s...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 9, 20141 min read
Interview on Royal Finances: “Two-kitchen Kate’ stirs royal spending ruckus”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and family dog Lupo at Kensington Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s finances...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 3, 20142 min read
Friday Royal Read: John Buchan: Model Governor General by J. William Galbraith
There are many who are unaware that Buchan and Tweedsmuir were the same person and that his time in office served as a model for...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 27, 20141 min read
My articles on Magna Carta and The Charter of the Forest in the Canadian Encyclopedia
My latest contributions to the Canadian Encyclopedia are “Magna Carta” and “The Charter of the Forest.” The articles discuss the creation...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 24, 20141 min read
The Truth About Royal Spending
Kensington Palace My column in today’s Ottawa Citizen corrects some longstanding misconceptions about Royal Finances, discussing the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 21, 20143 min read
Weekend Royal News Roundup: Prince William Celebrates His 32nd birthday and June 28th is the 100th anniversary of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Duke of Cambridge 1) The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William) celebrated his 32nd birthday today, his first since the birth of his son,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 19, 20141 min read
Interview about Queen Sofia of Spain and the History of Royal Marriage
Queen Sofia [right] with her daughter-in-law, Felipe VI’s consort, Queen Letizia King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicated yesterday and his...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 15, 20143 min read
Monday Royal News Roundup: Trooping the Colour, Prince William’s First Father’s Day and Juan Carlos’s title
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh parading down the Mall for the 2014 Trooping the Colour Parade. Photo credit:...
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Carolyn Harris
Jun 14, 20141 min read
Radio Interview: The Abdication of King Juan Carlos and Europe’s monarchies
This past week, I joined a panel discussion on the Monocle 24 Foreign Desk radio show to discuss the Abdication of King Juan Carlos and...
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