Ahead of the release of Charles Spencer’s controversial memoir, Dennis Altman picks 5 reads shedding light on the British monarchy.
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A scholar of India explores how two 19th-century memoirs portray a land where different religious identities coexist.
The Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement aims to address unmet Crown promises, but tensions over governance, transparency and leadership could undermine its potential for Indigenous communities.
With the death of Kīngi Tūheitia at a time of heightened tensions around Māori-Crown relations, the Kingitanga movement’s founding principle of kotahitanga – unity – remains as relevant as ever.
With debate raging around the Treaty Principles Bill. It’s important to recognise a dispute between Māori and the Crown is not the same as a breakdown in relations between Māori and Pākehā in general.
The story some histories tell about the 1840 agreement between Māori and the British Crown may be popular and even comforting. But they are also incomplete – and even unhelpful.
The coronation is a critical moment for King Charles to show that the monarchy can be more efficient and more sensitive to the legacy of British imperialism.
In 2022 TV news rather than ballads communicate the details of a monarch’s death, but the challenge of communicating the royal succession draws on lessons from 400 years ago.
If senior ministers of the Crown in New Brunswick responsible for Indigenous relations cannot accept or acknowledge Indigenous sovereignty, then surely nation-to-nation must be dead.
Top contributors
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Professor of History, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor. History of the Royal Family, Redeemer University
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Lecturer in Early Modern History, Lancaster University
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PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of New Brunswick
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Associate Professor of Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor of Indigenous Communication, Identity and Community, Simon Fraser University
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Executive Director, Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University