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Dr. Carolyn S. Harris teaches history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her PhD in European history from Queen's University in 2012. Her writing concerning the history of monarchy in the U.K., Europe, and Canada has appeared in numerous publications including the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Smithsonian Magazine and the BBC News Magazine, and she is a frequent guest on television and radio. She lives in Toronto.
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	Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting 3.78 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada: Democracy, Law, and Human Rights 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tudor and Stuart Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty by Aidan Norrie (Editor), Carolyn Harris (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.L. Laynesmith (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty by Aidan Norrie (Editor), Carolyn Harris (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.L. Laynesmith (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Apples Never Fall

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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

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The Last White Rose: A Novel of Elizabeth of York

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