THE STORY OF TUTANKHAMUN

Garry J. Shaw tells the full story of Tutankhamuns reign and his modern rediscovery. As pharaoh, Tutankhamun had to manage an empire, navigate influential courtiers and suffered the pain of losing at least two children all before his nineteenth birthday. Shaw explores the boy kings treasures and possessions, from a lock of his grandmothers hair to a reed cut with his own hands. He looks too at Ankhesenamun, Tutankhamuns wife, and the power queens held. This is a compelling new biography that weaves together intriguing details about an...[Read more]