62: Holy of Holies

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2016

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Hatshepsut, King of Egypt. In 1488 BCE, Hatshepsut made her most daring move. She pushed her newphew (Thutmose III) to one side and proclaimed herself King of Upper and Lower Egypt. At a stroke, Egypt had two kings, ruling at once... Date c.1488 BCE www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com, Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast, Follow us on social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the Egyptian history podcast the history of Egypt
0:12.4	episode 62 holy of holy the Egyptian history podcast the history of Egypt
0:12.6	episode 62 holy of holies being part two in our series on the greatest
0:18.0	queen king of Egyptian history the one and only maat kKaree hat ship suit.
0:24.0	This episode is brought to you by George Wood, Keith Edwards and Malim Bo-Alwan
0:28.8	in gratitude for their support.
0:30.4	Enjoy the show folks. this one is for you.
0:33.0	Today's episode takes place over just one year.
0:37.0	Today's episode takes place over just one year.
0:43.2	That year is 1488 B.C. give or take.
0:46.8	At this point, Tutmose the third has been king of Egypt for seven years.
0:51.3	For all of that time, his aunt, Had Shepsoe, has governed in his name.
0:56.6	Now the Queen has made a surprising move. She has stepped forward into the political spotlight
1:01.6	and set herself up as king in her own right.
1:04.3	Egypt now has two rulers, one a child and one an experienced woman of powerful influence.
1:10.9	What happens next? Let's find out. To begin with,
1:14.8	Hutshapsut set out the official story of her rise to power. How had it come into
1:19.5	her hands? She needed to answer that question in order to secure her legacy and make sure that her version was the official version, the one that everyone knew.
1:28.0	The tale was simple enough.
1:30.0	Hat Shepsud claimed her inheritance from her father, Tutmo's the first.
1:34.0	Sounds simple, right? That's just primogenitor.
1:37.0	But it was complicated by the fact that Hut Shepseud's dad had clearly made his son,
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