Raising Royalty

Explores the unique challenges faced by royal parents and how the decisions they made stacked up against parenting advice of their eras Over a thousand years of royal parents from a broad range of countries including Britain, France, Germany, and Russia Author is a Globe and Mail bestselling author, historian, royal expert whose commentary on the history of the monarchy has been featured on CTV News, CBC Radio, CNN, the Globe and Mail, Smithsonian magazine, and the BBC News Magazine Author's previous book, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada, sold over 3,000 copies Places the modern royal family in historical context, comparing William and Kate, Charles and Diana, the Queen and Prince Philip to royal parents from past centuries Explains how royal parents set trends that affect parents today, (e.g. Queen Victoria popularizing anesthesia in childbirth and family vacations)