The Special Relationship by David Hill - ISBN: 9780857987556
Paperback
Australia’s odd devotion to the monarchy: a rebellious love story.

The Special Relationship

Australia and the Monarchy

  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    3 October 2016

Summary

Australia and the British monarchy have an undeniably special relationship, yet they have always made for an odd couple – the rebellious, egalitarian nation wedded to an ancient symbol of social inequality. So what is the magic the royals hold over Australians?

Queen Victoria was revered in Australia, even though she’d never seen the place and showed little interest in it. When her son Prince Alfred visited in 1867, on the first ever royal tour of Australia, he was received rapturousl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857987556
ISBN-10:0857987550
Author:David Hill
Publisher:Random House Australia
Imprint:William Heinemann Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:3 October 2016
Weight:348g
Dimensions:198mm x 131mm x 35mm
About The Author

David Hill

David Hill has held numerous leadership positions, including chairman then managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, chairman of the Australian Football Association, chief executive of the State Rail Authority, chairman of Sydney Water Corporation, and chairman of CREATE (an organisation representing Australian children in institutional care). He has also held executive appointments in sport, transport, broadcasting, fiscal management, and city parks. In 2006, he earned a Diploma of Arts with merit in classical archaeology from Sydney University. He is an honorary associate at the Sydney University departments of archaeology, classics and ancient history, and a visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales. Since 2011, he has managed an archaeological study of the ancient Greek city of Troizen. He has also been a leading figure in the international campaign for the return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum to Greece.

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