From September 14 to September 17, I traveled around Nova Scotia, talking about my new book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting. The book examines how 20 sets of royal parents from medieval times to modern times raises their children, from fending off Viking attacks to fending off paparazzi.
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The Queen’s Coronation on Camera
Posted on June 2 by Carolyn Harris in News
June 2, 2017 is the 64th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. In Season 1 of the Netflix series, The Crown, there is a dramatic scene where Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, argues that the Queen’s coronation should be shown on television so that audiences around the world could share in the event. As depicted in The Crown, there was substantial opposition to televising the coronation including skepticism from then Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
A Q&A with Carolyn Harris
Posted on May 4 by Carolyn Harris in Interview
As one of Canada's leading academics on monarchy, it's not a surprise you'd choose to write a book about royalty but where did you get the inspiration to write on royal parenting?