About the Author

Alan Royle was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1947 and has lived there his entire life. Today, he is retired and lives with his wife Lavinia in the quiet suburb of Booragoon. In 2005 he graduated from Murdoch University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. During his tenure at Australia's most prestigious university he won two Outstanding Achievement Awards in History in 2002 and 2003, and the Vice-Chancellor's Award for academic excellence in 2004. He is currently working on his honours programme with a view to tutoring history on its completion.