Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦
@royalhistorian.bsky.social
Historian, royal commentator, author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada (2015), Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe (2015) & Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting (2017). Co-editor of the English Consorts series! royalhistorian.com
Marie Antoinette sighting in the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary.
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Marie Antoinette sighting in the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary.
5 minutes to feline dinner time and Lyric is looking at me as though the fate of the Christmas tree may depend on the timely opening of the cat food tin.
November 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
5 minutes to feline dinner time and Lyric is looking at me as though the fate of the Christmas tree may depend on the timely opening of the cat food tin.
Lyric in the box
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lyric in the box
Watching Ken Burns' American Revolution
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Watching Ken Burns' American Revolution
View from the Viaduct
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
View from the Viaduct
Lecturing at Toronto Public Library Morningside Branch this afternoon about the history of royal weddings.
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Lecturing at Toronto Public Library Morningside Branch this afternoon about the history of royal weddings.
Lyric in search of his dinner
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Lyric in search of his dinner
My books "Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada" and "Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting" are currently 25% off at @dundurnpress.bsky.social www.dundurn.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My books "Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada" and "Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting" are currently 25% off at @dundurnpress.bsky.social www.dundurn.com
Sharks at the Royal Ontario Museum
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Sharks at the Royal Ontario Museum
Marie de Medici sighting at the Royal Ontario Museum
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Marie de Medici sighting at the Royal Ontario Museum
Yes, Queen Alexandra is still sadly mislabeled as Mary of Teck
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Yes, Queen Alexandra is still sadly mislabeled as Mary of Teck
Flemish paintings (including a few royal portraits) at the Royal Ontario Museum
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Flemish paintings (including a few royal portraits) at the Royal Ontario Museum
Royal history at the Royal Ontario Museum
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Royal history at the Royal Ontario Museum
Wildlife Photography exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Wildlife Photography exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum
At the water cooler earlier today...
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
At the water cooler earlier today...
Autumn leaves and winter snow in Toronto
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Autumn leaves and winter snow in Toronto
Saturday energy
November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Saturday energy
Lyric spots a camera, strikes a pose.
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Lyric spots a camera, strikes a pose.
My 8 week Nordic Nations history lecture series in Guelph concluded today with the Second World War and the modern Nordic Nations. Thank you to everyone who attended - for your enthusiasm, insightful questions and Nordic novel recommendations! One last GO bus ride to Toronto...
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My 8 week Nordic Nations history lecture series in Guelph concluded today with the Second World War and the modern Nordic Nations. Thank you to everyone who attended - for your enthusiasm, insightful questions and Nordic novel recommendations! One last GO bus ride to Toronto...
Last week of the Toronto-Guelph GO train commute.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Last week of the Toronto-Guelph GO train commute.
Looking forward to attending this online lecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum in an hour!
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Looking forward to attending this online lecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum in an hour!
Reading a thriller novel set in London that includes a paragraph about the Duchy of Cornwall.
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Reading a thriller novel set in London that includes a paragraph about the Duchy of Cornwall.
When you get your flu shot and covid booster shot on Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When you get your flu shot and covid booster shot on Halloween.
Lyric in the home office
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Lyric in the home office