In honour of what would have Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday, here's an article I wrote for Readers Digest Canada at the time of the Platinum Jubilee: Queen Elizabeth II's Incredible Life in 30 Quotes. www.readersdigest.ca/culture/quee...
Blue plaques in downtown Toronto
Ontario Gothic
Islington Ghost Mural
Yes, just needs to be a little warmer outside!
Lyric realising it's too cold for sunbathing and deciding to go inside.
Royal Succession is endlessly interesting. I think King Harald of Norway is around 90th in line to the British throne these days. His granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra is above her brother Prince Sverre Magnus in the Norwegian line of succession but behind him in British line of succession!
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Happy Easter! I discussed the April 2026 State Visit to the United States, Prince William's faith and the Royal Easter with Janet Davison at CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/world/k...
Happy Easter! I discussed the April 2026 State Visit to the United States, Prince William's faith and the Royal Easter with Janet Davison at CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/world/k...
The King's letter to Colonel Jeremy Hansen ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission www.royal.uk/ArtemisII
Patio season!
I wouldn't want to try to rank all the medieval women outrageously maligned by later generations, but I'm afraid Lady Margaret Beaufort, would rank pretty high. So it was wonderful to have the chance to explore her impressive story with Katherine Lewis and @davidgrummitt.bsky.social for In Our Time.
March Flows Into April (At Saskatchewan River Crossing)
Alan C. Collier
1982
Lovely evening at the University of Toronto faculty club watching the Artemis II launch then delivering a lecture about the Canadian monarchy for the Crown Society of Canada.
Thank you to everyone who attended my Richard III: Monstrous or Misunderstood? course @uoftscs.bsky.social these past eight Monday afternoons! I appreciate all of your thoughtful questions and comments about Richard III's reputation.
Great audience at Markham Lifelong Learning for this morning's zoom lecture about little known powerful women in history!
Museum of Toronto
Thank you to everyone who attended my Wednesday morning History of Scotland lecture series at Learning Unlimited Etobicoke.
Thank you to everyone who attended my Friday afternoon "Ten Dynasties that Changed the World" lecture series at Living and Learning in Retirement, York University, Glendon Campus
March
