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Carolyn Harris
Feb 1, 20141 min read
Royal Visits: How They Still Matter
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Canada in May, 2014. I discussed...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 21, 20141 min read
The Definition of Royalty
Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II With the arrival of a baby girl for the Queen’s...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 14, 20141 min read
Sochi’s Bloody History
“A Scene from the Caucasian War” by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud My latest column in the Ottawa Citizen discusses the expulsion of the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 12, 20141 min read
The Rebirth of Magna Carta
Click here to read “The Rebirth of Magna Carta” on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 10, 20141 min read
The Reign in Spain of King Juan Carlos
King Juan Carlos of Spain. In my first column of 2014, I discuss the recent unpopularity of the Spanish royal family, placing the...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 8, 20143 min read
Why Prince William Belongs at Cambridge
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge at the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy last year. This week, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge,...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 4, 20140 min read
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 3, 20141 min read
My March-April 2014 course “Women in Power” Open For Enrollment at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies
Portrait of Elizabeth I celebrating her victory over the Spanish Armada In March and April, 2014, I will be teaching a seven week course...
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 2, 20140 min read
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Carolyn Harris
Jan 1, 20142 min read
My book chapter, “Royalty at Rideau Hall: Lord Lorne, Princess Louise and the Emergence of the Canadian Crown” published today
Princess Louise in Canada, suitably dressed for winter weather. In 1878, Queen Victoria’s son-in-law, John Campbell, Lord Lorne was...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 31, 20134 min read
2013: The Royal Year in Review (July-December) and Royal News Predictions for 2014
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
Dec 23, 20134 min read
2013: The Royal Year In Review (January to June)
The Duchess of Cambridge with the newborn Prince George of Cambridge in July, 2013 2013 has been an eventful year for royalty in the...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 19, 20131 min read
Canadian Geographic Magazine Interview: The Charter of the Forest
My article “The Charter of the Forest” on the Magna Carta 2015 Canada website looks at the Charter passed during the reign of King John’s...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 18, 20131 min read
King John, England and the Wider World in 1215
My latest article on the website for the Magna Carta Canada 2015 touring exhibition discusses the connections between King John’s England...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 13, 20131 min read
“This Wonderful Man” The Queen and Nelson Mandela
My column in this weekend’s Kingston Whig-Standard discusses Queen Elizabeth II’s decades long friendship with the late former President...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 9, 20131 min read
My Tedx Talk on Women and Magna Carta
My most recent article for Magna Carta 2015 Canada discusses the impact of the Magna Carta on the status of women. The Great Charter is...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 9, 20130 min read
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 7, 20131 min read
New book chapter “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” in Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
My article “King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture” has been published on the website for the Magna Carta 2015 Canada touring...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 5, 20131 min read
The Top Ten Royal History Books of 2013
During this past year, I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing dozens of royal history books for this site. Here are my top ten...
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Carolyn Harris
Dec 3, 20130 min read
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