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Carolyn Harris
May 1, 20131 min read
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Press
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a 2012 Olympic Gala On April 29, 2013, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated their second...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 30, 20131 min read
The Abdication of Queen Beatrix and the Ascension of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander and Maxima, the new King and Queen of the Netherlands attending the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 28, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Visits to Toronto from 1951 to 2013
My article in today’s Toronto Sun discusses the long relationship between Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the City of Toronto....
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 27, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh’s 2013 Visit to Toronto in Photographs
This morning (April 27), I joined the crowds outside Queen’s Park in Toronto to watch Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh present new...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 26, 20131 min read
The Duke of Edinburgh Arrives in Toronto
Queen Elizabeth II’s consort, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Toronto today, (April 26, 2013). The Duke of Edinburgh was...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 22, 20131 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 12: Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen by Amy Licence
The final chapter of Elizabeth of York is the strongest because the best documented year of the Queen’s life was the last one before she...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 21, 20134 min read
Why The Queen’s Annual Birthday Celebrations Take Place On Different Days Around The World
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada in 2010 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 87th birthday today, April 21, 2013. The...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 13, 20131 min read
The Tudor Book Reviews 11: The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look At England’s Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo
In the reign of Mary I, the stepdaughter who blamed Anne for the collapse of her parents’ marriage, the queen was a scheming temptress,...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 12, 20134 min read
Princess Alexandra of Cambridge? The History of a Potential Royal Baby Name
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrating Canada Day in Ottawa in 2011 As of last week, British bookmakers slashed the odds to 2-1...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 9, 20131 min read
The Medieval Book Reviews 7: Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
Through her comparative study of the seven most prominent women of the Wars of the Roses, Gristwood reveals the abrupt changes in the...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 5, 20131 min read
My Bloomberg Echoes Article about King George I, the South Sea Bubble and the Constitutional Monarchy
King George I My article in today’s edition of Bloomberg Echoes, the Bloomberg News economic history blog, discusses the role of the...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 2, 20134 min read
Royalty and the Atlantic World 4: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Arrival in the Bahamas in 1940
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in the Bahamas in 1940 On August 18, 1940, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in Nassau, the...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 27, 20135 min read
The Richard III Funeral Controversy and 5 Unknown Royal Grave Sites
The earliest surviving portrait of Richard III The controversy surrounding the burial of Richard III, whose remains were discovered last...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 23, 20131 min read
Radio Interview with CJAD 800 AM Montreal about the Monarchy in Canada
I will be discussing the Monarchy in Canada with Todd van der Heyden on Viewpoints, the Saturday afternoon talk show on CJAD 800 AM...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20131 min read
Online chat about the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pregnancy
I will be participating in a Postmedia online chat about the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy and other significant royal news items from...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 18, 20135 min read
Royalty and the Atlantic World 3: The Wreck of the Ten Sail
Memorial stones on Grand Cayman Island for the 6 sailors who drowned in the 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail In 1994, Queen Elizabeth II and...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 11, 20131 min read
The Imperial Russian Book Reviews 5: Road to Ekaterinburg: Nicholas and Alexandra’s Daughters 1913-1918 by ECS Banks
By synthesizing the known source material about the daily lives of the Grand Duchesses and analyzing their reading material and cultural...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 10, 20135 min read
Royalty and the Atlantic World 2: Napoleon, Josephine and the French Caribbean
Artist's interpretation of Napoleon Bonaparte courting the widowed Rose de Beauharnais, who he would later rename Josephine On May 20,...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 8, 20131 min read
The Queen’s Health and the Future of the Monarchy
My column in the Saturday Kingston Whig Standard discusses how the monarchy may change in the coming years. The Queen’s children and...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 7, 20131 min read
Upcoming Radio Interview about the Upcoming Royal Baby
I will be discussing the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy on The World Today Weekend with Marcella Bernardo on CKNW AM 980 Radio...
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