Raising Royalty

1000 Years of Royal Parenting

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Pub Date 02 May 2017 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2017
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Description

How royal parents dealt with raising their children over the past thousand years, from keeping Vikings at bay to fending off paparazzi.

William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are setting trends for millions of parents around the world. The upbringing of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, is the focus of intense popular scrutiny. Royalty have always raised their children in the public eye and attracted praise or criticism according to parenting standards of their day.

Royal parents have faced unique challenges and held unique privileges. In medieval times, raising an heir often meant raising a rival, and monarchs sometimes faced their grown children on the battlefield. Conversely, kings and queens who lost their thrones in wars or popular revolutions often found solace in time spent with their children. In modern times, royal duties and overseas tours have often separated young princes and princesses from their parents, a circumstance that is slowly changing with the current generation of royalty.
How royal parents dealt with raising their children over the past thousand years, from keeping Vikings at bay to fending off paparazzi.

William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are setting...

A Note From the Publisher

Carolyn Harris teaches history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her Ph.D 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 the author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada and Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette. She lives in Toronto.

Carolyn Harris teaches history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her Ph.D in European history from Queen’s University in 2012. Her writing concerning the history...


Advance Praise

Today's parents think they have it tough, monitoring screen time and shuttling kids to soccer matches. Imagine being King William I, the Conqueror, who in 1079 had to fight his firstborn son on the battlefield; or Henry II, whose villainous son, John, is today best known as Robin Hood's arch enemy. Carolyn Harris's history of royal child rearing is a must read for anyone interested in the never-ending saga of royal families and a fascinating read.                                    Mark Reid, Editor of Canada's History Magazine
How to raise the kids? It is a question that has confounded parents for centuries. Imagine how parenting has been for royalty throughout the ages? Royal historian Carolyn Harris’s newest book focuses on this very topic. In Raising Royalty, Harris’s detailed research [explores] how royal parenting has evolved throughout the last thousand years. Harris focuses on twenty royal parents — from Edgar the Peaceable and Elfrieda of Northampton to Prince William and Catherine Middleton. This book is delightfully readable, infused with the brilliance of pure scholarship.                       Marlene A. Eilers Koenig, author of Queen Victoria's Descendants
Carolyn Harris’s encyclopedic knowledge infuses Raising Royalty with fascinating insights into the lives of Europe’s Royal Families. Moving through the centuries, Harris highlights unique and evolving family dynamics and traditions right up to our present day. An essential addition to any royal enthusiast’s collection, Raising Royalty provides a captivating look at the families occupying the centre of some of the world’s greatest monarchies.                   Nathan Tidridge, author of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy

Today's parents think they have it tough, monitoring screen time and shuttling kids to soccer matches. Imagine being King William I, the Conqueror, who in 1079 had to fight his firstborn son on the...


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781459735699
PRICE $35.00 (USD)
PAGES 248

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Raising Royalty by Carolyn Harris is a readable book that shows how different royal parents managed to raise their royal children while managing to survive the public spotlight. Her book seems to be well research and contains endnotes showing the research the author undertook to write her book.

Raising Royalty features the following royal families:

Edgar "The Peaceable" and Elfrida of Northampton
William I "The Conqueror" and Matilda of Flanders
Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry III and Eleanor of Provence
Edward III and Philippa of Hanault
Richard III and Anne Neville
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
Henry VIII and Catharine of Aragon
Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of England and Scotland
Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France
Peter I "The Great" of Russian and Catherine
Anne and George of Denmark
George II and Caroline of Ansbach
Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria
Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt
Juliana of the Netherlands and Berhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Elizabeth II and Phillip of Greece and Denmark
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer
Prince William and Catherine Middleton

If you enjoy reading history, and want to learn more about how royal families managed their children, you will like this book.

Review written after downloading a galley from Net Galley.

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As a 21st century parent, this is a completely fascinating account of how children were raised throughout history. Not only does the book cover how the royals were parented, but it also addresses some of the parenting and social ideals of the times.

The book is broken up into chronological chapters based on a selection of leaders and the times that they reigned. Let's just say, we've come a very long way since the medieval times!

The author is obviously an expert on this subject and it shows. There are excellent facts and quotes to support the accounts throughout history.

My only complaints were that it was, at times, difficult to follow as it jumped around a bit chronologically. Also, although written very well, I wish it was a little bit less textbook-ish and more conversational in tone. Though I know that would be a difficult feat given all the facts presented here!

Highly recommend!

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