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Enjoy "Raising Royalty" - Here's the Table of Contents The Table of Contents for Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting | Carolyn Harris

I'm still here! - I've been busy in recent years writing books: Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada (Dundurn 2015) https://www.dundurn.com/books/Magna-Carta-and-Its-Gifts-Canada Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe - | Carolyn Harris...

Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting My 3rd book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting, has been published in Canada (The USA&UK release date is May 2). https://www.amazon.ca/Raising-Royalty-Years-Royal-Parenting/dp/1459735692/ How royal parents dealt with raising their...

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My 2nd book, Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette is now available for purchase from Palgrave Macmillan as part of the Queenship and Power series. My book “Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette” is...

Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada My first book, "Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada" was published today by Dundurn Press. The book complements the upcoming Magna Carta Canada touring exhibition and contains plenty of royal history from King John to Queen Elizabeth II...

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Magna Carta Muse and Mentor I contributed a chapter on "King John and Magna Carta in Popular Culture" to the Magna Carta Muse and Mentor book that complements the Magna Carta exhibition at the Library of Congress, Washington DC that Princess Anne opened today. Here's more info about the book...

Here's my Q&A with Sara Cockerill, author Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen Royal History Q&A: Sara Cockerill, author of Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts I recently read Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts by James Anderson Winn - I recommend it - the book restores Anne to her full cultural and political significance. Friday Royal Read: Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts by James Anderson Winn | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Here's my review of The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport - I especially enjoyed the WWI sections. Friday Royal Read: The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Just finished reading Censoring Queen Victoria by Yvonne Ward Friday Royal Read: Censoring Queen Victoria by Yvonne Ward | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Just finished Sharon Kay Penman's A King's Ransom - the best historical novel I've read so far this year. A King’s Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman (Historical Fiction Review) | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Recently read Eva Stachniak's Empress of the Night on Catherine the Great. Here's my review Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak (Historical Fiction Review) | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Here's my review - I enjoyed the book but would have liked more discussion of female succession - considered undesirable but not "unthinkable" in the 15th century Elizabeth of York: The First Tudor Queen by Alison Weir (Review) | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

"Monarchy and the End of Empire" by Philip Murphy (2014) [Crown, UK & Commonwealth] Fascinating history of the monarchy's role in the Commonwealth since WWII Monarchy and the End of Empire: The House of Windsor, the British Government and the Postwar Commonwealth by Philip Murphy (Review) |...

I don't think the criticism from Prince William's fellow Cambridge students is fair - William is not going to Cambridge for a degree but to complete a ten week professional education course. Perhaps his time there will bring widespread attention to the benefits of lifelong learning. I wrote...

Whoops - I meant to say I do not agree - sorry about the typo!

Has anyone else read this book - I do not agree that Princess Louise had a secret child before her marriage for the reasons explained in my review of the book. The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Rebellious Daughter by Lucinda Hawksley (Review) | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian v...

Here's my review - this book is interesting as a travelogue as well as an unconventional biography of Anne Boleyn - I've visited many of the palaces during the course of my own research on Queen Henrietta Maria In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn by Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger (Review) |...

"Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin" by Catherine Merridale (2013) I enjoyed this book - lots of interesting details about Russia's rulers as well as the hidden history of the Kremlin Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin by Catherine Merridale (Review) | Carolyn...

Selections from Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaievna's diary from 1914-1917 and other primary sources about her life. The Diary of Olga Romanov: Royal Witness to the Russian Revolution by Helen Azar (Review) | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

The War That Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan There's a lot of fascinating information in this book about the role of Europe's royalty in the outbreak of war in 1914 The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan (Review) | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

Canada and the Crown: Essays in Constitutional Monarchy New book on the Crown in Canada now available for pre-order. I contributed a chapter about "Princess Louise, Lord Lorne and the Emergence of the Canadian Crown" Canada and the Crown: Essays On Constitutional Monarchy Now Available For...