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The Prince and the Assassin - Australia's First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror (Paperback)
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The Prince and the Assassin - Australia's First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror (Paperback)
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The engrossing real life story of how Queen Victoria's favourite
son, Prince Alfred, undertook the most ambitious Royal tour, only
for Australia's overwhelming joy of having the first Royal on its
shores jolted by his decadent behaviour, then shocked by an
attempted assassination by a man trained as a priest. The British
Empire's youngest and most distant outpost found itself at the
epicentre of a new crime and empirical fears about the first
inter-continental terrorist group, a conspiracy and a 'lone wolf'.
In a resulting 'reign of terror' extraordinary steps were taken to
safeguard security with laws on treason and sedition which even the
Queen felt went too far, and the would-be assassin was hastily
executed in a miscarriage of justice led by opportunistic
politicians. This is an extraordinary and atmospheric weaving of
the stories -- some detailed for the first time -- of royal
intrigue, sexual appetite, religious bigotry, patriotic vengeance,
naked ambition, national security and moral panic. They are stories
of royals, immigrants, archbishops, republicans and the founding
fathers of Australia and issues that remain with us today. Drawing
on Royal, British and Australian archives, the compelling narrative
embraces a pivotal time in the evolution of Australia, and on the
150th anniversary reveals how a minute of madness rocked the
country to its foundations, with a legacy which helped shape
Australia's history and continues to influence and challenge us
today. Revelations' & insights in The Prince and the Assassin:
Prince Alfred's spare heir upbringing as 'the chosen one' and
prospective King of Australia; Sexually decadent royal behaviour -
An historic tour which became the model for 50 subsequent royal
tours to Aust; Religious bigotry, violence and death in early Aust;
How a young migrant trained and destined to be a priest became an
assassin; How the biggest crime in Australia shocked, shamed,
terrorised and divided the country; How Henry Parkes, 'founder of
federation', suppressed and doctored evidence, hired private spies
and criminals for political advantage; Australia suppressing civil
liberties, even making it a crime of treason to discuss
republicanism and to not drink a toast to the Queen; Australian
Catholics accused of disloyalty and an Archbishop conspiring
against the Government; Australia's most sensational trial, one of
injustice and vengeance for a crime not on the Empire's capital
list; Alfred appealing for his would-be killer to not be executed;
An Australian Government accused of promoting fear for political
advantage and committing treason and fraud.
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