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Jun 30, 2015 · Long before he set sail from Portsmouth in May 1787, in command of 11 ships filled with about 1,400 souls bound for Botany Bay and posterity, Arthur Phillip had led an adventurous life.
Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969) is an American novelist. His books include Prague (2002), The Egyptologist (2004), Angelica (2007), The Song Is You (2009), The Tragedy of Arthur (2011), and The King at the Edge of the World (2020).
Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Phillip was educated at Greenwich Hospital School from June 1751 until December 1753. He then became an apprentice on the whaling ship Fortune.
There is no doubt this historic voyage of the First Fleet and the founding of the NSW colony are significant achievements. But Arthur Phillip’s often-overlooked early life and career shaped his time as governor and deserve far more of our attention.
It was Friday 18 January 1788 that Captain Arthur Phillip, Commodore of the First Fleet, reached Botany Bay, its precise location and name etched upon the map in 1770 by its discovery by Captain Cook.
Oct 7, 2024 · Arthur Phillip, British admiral whose convict settlement at Sydney in 1788 was the first permanent European colony on the Australian continent. As the first governor of New South Wales, he struggled with rebellious convicts and troops. Learn more about Phillip’s life and career.
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Aug 30, 2020 · In The Tragedy of Arthur one of the voices belongs to “Arthur Phillips,” who also narrates; he’s a fictional creation, the son of the man who, so believes “Arthur,” has forged the manuscript. We learn a lot about “Arthur’s” life—and about why he has come to believe this about his father.
