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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 23h

@lukestark.bsky.social Listening to you discuss AI on the 50th anniversary Quirks and Quarks podcast right now! Well done!

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 1d

Lyric spotted a suitcase in the other room and now he has some concerns.

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 1d

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Here's an article I wrote some years ago about the royal history of Canadian Thanksgiving! www.thewhig.com/2013/10/11/g...

Giving thanks to the royal family

Although Canadians have celebrated Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October since 1931 and American Thanksgiving has fallen on the fourth Thursday in November s…

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

My new article in the @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia is about King George IV thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George IV

King George IV (born Prince George Augustus Frederick on 12 August 1762 in London, United Kingdom; died 26 June 1830 in Windsor, United Kingdom), Prince Regent ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: My @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about King George I thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George I

George I, elector of Hanover from 1698 to 1727 and king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (born 28 May 1660 in Hanover, Germany; died 11 June 1727 ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

Having trouble keeping track of all the Georgian Monarchs? There's this fun song...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoLl...

Horrible Histories Prom 2011 | Georges: Born 2 Rule

YouTube video by ICouldStabADaisy

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: The @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article that I co-authored about Queen Victoria thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/v...

Queen Victoria

Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India (born 24 May 1819 at Kensington Palace, London; died 22 January 1901 at ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: My @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/p...

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Prince Edward Augustus (born 2 November 1767 in London, United Kingdom; died 23 January 1820 in Sidmouth, United Kingdom), Duke of Kent and Strathearn 1799–18...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: My @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about King William IV thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King William IV

King William IV (born Prince William Henry on 21 August 1765 in London, United Kingdom; died 20 June 1837 in Berkshire, United Kingdom), King of the United King...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

My new @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about King George IV thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George IV

King George IV (born Prince George Augustus Frederick on 12 August 1762 in London, United Kingdom; died 26 June 1830 in Windsor, United Kingdom), Prince Regent ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: My @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about King George III thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George III

King George III (born Prince George William Frederick on 4 June 1738 in London, United Kingdom; died 29 January 1820 in Windsor, United Kingdom), King of Great ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: My @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about King George II thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George II

George II, king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (born 10 November 1683 (30 October 1683, Old Style) in Hanover, Germany; d...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: My @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia article about King George I thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George I

George I, elector of Hanover from 1698 to 1727 and king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (born 28 May 1660 in Hanover, Germany; died 11 June 1727 ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

My new article in the @historicacanada.bsky.social Canadian Encyclopedia is about King George IV thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/k...

King George IV

King George IV (born Prince George Augustus Frederick on 12 August 1762 in London, United Kingdom; died 26 June 1830 in Windsor, United Kingdom), Prince Regent ...

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to everyone who attended Week 4 of my Royal Scandals lecture series at Later Life Learning Toronto - I enjoyed discussing Queen Henrietta Maria and the English Civil Wars. Great questions this week!

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 3d

Autumn view of a parking lot pumpkin patch from a passing GO bus.

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 3d

Great audience in Guelph this afternoon for my lecture about the Golden Age of Sweden. On the GO bus back to Toronto now, will sadly miss tomorrow's butter tart festival!

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 3d

Royal Visits to Guelph, Ontario (at Guelph Civic Museum)

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 3d

Visiting the McRae House museum in Guelph

Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 3d

Week 4 of the Toronto-Guelph GO Train commute. A beautiful day for train travel.

Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 4d

Week 1 of Imperial Spain at @uoftscs.bsky.social began this afternoon with an overview of Roman Hispania, the Caliphate of Cordoba and the Reconquista. Ferdinand and Isabella next week! Thank you to everyone enrolled in the course!

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 5d

STARTS TOMORROW @uoftscs.bsky.social - My course on Imperial Spain. Register here: learn.utoronto.ca/programs-cou...

3102 - Imperial Spain

Ferdinand and Isabella transformed Spain into a world power. They sponsored Columbus’s voyages to the Americas and formed alliances with other European kingdoms. This new imperial Spain had a dark s.....

learn.utoronto.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 6d

. @craigprescott.bsky.social and I discussed Prince William's conversation with Eugene Levy, Princess Anne's visit to Ukraine and other recent royal news in the Royal Fascinator newsletter @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...

Prince William embraces 'change for good' — but how radical will he be? | CBC News

Last fall, Prince William talked about trying to do things differently, "with maybe a smaller 'r' in the Royal." What that means will emerge in time, but more recent musings from the Prince of Wales m...

www.cbc.ca

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Carolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 6d

. @craigprescott.bsky.social and I discussed Prince William's conversation with Eugene Levy, Princess Anne's visit to Ukraine and other recent royal news in the Royal Fascinator newsletter @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...

Prince William embraces 'change for good' — but how radical will he be? | CBC News

Last fall, Prince William talked about trying to do things differently, "with maybe a smaller 'r' in the Royal." What that means will emerge in time, but more recent musings from the Prince of Wales m...

www.cbc.ca

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Sarah Betts @wromantichistry.bsky.social · 25d

The first cluster 'Studying Prince Philip: His Life and Legacies', which I edited, came out in December 2022 rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/10....

Studying Prince Philip: His Life and Legacies in Context | Royal Studies Journal

rsj.winchester.ac.uk

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