Jonathan King (historian)
Jonathan Leslie Essington King,
King holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in politics and history from the University of Melbourne.[4]
In 1977, King proposed and organised the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. As the Australian Bicentenary Authority and the Australian government declined to support the project, King set up the voyage as a private venture and obtained corporate sponsorship for the re-enactment, as well as state government grants and public donations.[5]
In October 2002, King attended a conference in Turkey called "Australia in Peace and War" at which historians discussed Gallipoli and the Anzac legend. As history correspondent for
In April 2018, Fairfax Media published a correction and apology for numerous factual errors published in King's article in Fairfax newspapers about John Monash and the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux.[8]
King is also an environmental campaigner, having held positions with the Australian Conservation Foundation and running several times for office as a Democrats and Greens candidate.[3]
King was awarded the
Books
Great Moments in Australian History
Great Moments in Australian History (2009) describes 66 events from the early colonial period through the
Great Battles in Australian History
Great Battles in Australian History (2011) runs from the
References
- ^ Australian Democrat Candidates – Federal Election 1990
- ^ "Author Jonathan King aims to remember fallen diggers", Lydia Sawtell, Melbourne Leader, 11 November 2011
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "Mackellar". 2013 Australian Federal Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ http://www.jonathanking.com.au/Bio.php
- ^ "First Fleet Re-enactment Company records, 1978–1990". State Library New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Johnston, Martin (19 January 2003). "Apology absurd for 'invasion'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-1927147344.
- ^ "Correction and apology". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Dr Jonathan Leslie King". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Lachlan Hastings, "Great Moments in Australian History", Weekly Times, 24 March 2010
- ^ Jobbins, Lachlan. Great Moments in Australian History [Book Review] [online]. Bookseller + Publisher Magazine, Vol. 89, No. 4, Nov 2009: 39.
- ^ Michael E. Daniel, "Book review: From Vinegar Hill to the mountains of Afghanistan", News Weekly (Australia), 17 March 2012
- ^ Christopher Bantick, "Review: Great Battles in Australian History", Weekly Times (Australia), 25 April 2012