| ISBN |
9780857987549 : |
| Author |
Hill, David, 1946- (author.) |
| Title |
Australia and the monarchy / David Hill. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
North Sydney, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 2015. |
| ©2015. |
| Description |
456 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), 1 genealogical table, photographs ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Scheduled to be published October 2015. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 434-441) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.King George III -- 2.Fighting for and against the British Crown -- 3.The First Australian Royal Tour -- 4.For Queen and Country -- 5.Two Princes in Australia -- 6.The Creation of the Nation of Australia -- 7.Australia after Victoria -- 8.World War I -- 9.Edward, Prince of Wales -- 10.Australia and the Abdication -- 11.World War II -- 12.A Royal Wedding and the Coronation -- 13.The 1954 Tour -- 14.Elizabeth, the Later Years -- 15.Prince Philip -- 16.Margaret -- 17.Prince Charles, Prince of Wales -- 18.The Prince and Diana, Princess of Wales -- 19.The Republic of Australia -- 20.The New Generation. |
| Summary |
Australia and the British monarchy have always made for an odd couple: the young, rebellious, egalitarian nation wed to the ancient symbol of colonial power. How have the royals come to be as popular now as they ever were? David Hill tells the story of this relationship from the beginning. Many histories have largely ignored the enduring role of the British monarchy in the political and cultural life of Australia. In this wide-ranging book, David Hill traces the highs and lows by setting his sights on watershed moments in Australian history. It is a relationship rife with contradictions. Queen Victoria became a towering influence in Australia and was more revered the longer she reigned ? even though she never visited the place. The growth of the 1990s republican movement existed alongside the public adoration of Princess Diana. Ever since Australia was claimed as the territory of King George III in 1770, the pulse of the nation can be measured by its level of attachment to an aristocratic bloodline living on the other side of the world. With the recent rise in popularity for William, Kate and Prince George, the monarchy looks set to enter the hearts and minds of a new generation of Australians. As one of our most popular writers of Australian history, David Hill is our reliable and entertaining guide to this most peculiar state of affairs. |
| Level |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General. |
| Subjects |
Monarchy |
| Politics and Government |
| Monarchy -- Australia -- History |
| Monarchy -- Australia -- Public opinion |
| Australia -- Politics and government |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- History |
| Call number |
2016.688 |
