Sapire, Hilary (2016) ‘”We have seen the son of heaven/We have seen the Son of our Queen”: African Encounters with Prince Alfred on his Royal Tour, 1860. In: Nugent, M. and Carter, S. (eds.) Mistress of Everything: Queen Victoria in Indigenous Worlds. Studies in Imperialism. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, pp. 25-53. ISBN 9781784991401.
Abstract
Book synopsis: Mistress of everything examines how indigenous people across Britain's settler colonies engaged with Queen Victoria in their lives and predicaments, incorporated her into their political repertoires, and implicated her as they sought redress for the effects of imperial expansion during her long reign. It draws together empirically rich studies from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Africa, to provide scope for comparative and transnational analysis. The book includes chapters on a Maori visit to Queen Victoria in 1863, meetings between African leaders and the Queen's son Prince Alfred in 1860, gift-giving in the Queen's name on colonial frontiers in Canada and Australia, and Maori women's references to Queen Victoria in support of their own chiefly status and rights. The collection offers an innovative approach to interpreting and including indigenous perspectives within broader histories of British imperialism and settler colonialism.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Queen Victoria, Prince Alfred, Cape Colony, Natal, royal visit, indigenous, chiefs |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Hilary Sapire |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2018 14:01 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:39 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/21361 |
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