Episode #211- Who Killed King Tut? (Part II)

Our Fake History

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🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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When King Tutankhamun became King of Egypt at the tender age of eight he inherited a kingdom in chaos. His father's religious revolution had upended the traditional social structure and enraged the old priesthood. In those early years of his reign Tutankhamun was clearly guided by his advisors to lead a restoration of the old ways. But did hose advisors get a little too comfortable with power? When Tutankhamun suddenly died at the age of 18, one of those advisors quickly slid into the role of Pharaoh. Was this a cleverly orchestrated palace coup? Or have some Egyptologists become too invested in a murder mystery of their own making? Tune-in and find out how vengeful cobras, Disney's Aladdin, and an ancient international incident all play a role in the story. Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Surfshark: Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FAKEHISTORY for 4 months EXTRA at https://surfshark.com/FAKEHISTORY Indeed: Go to https://Indeed.com/ourfakehistory to get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to get your job more visibility. Terms and conditions apply. Progressive: Press play on comparing auto rates! Quote at https://Progressive.com today!

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0:00.0	When the
0:05.0	archaeologist Howard Carter and his wealthy patron Lord Carnarvin
0:12.0	first opened the nearly untouched tomb of King Tooten Common in
0:16.4	1922 they immediately understood the gravity of what they had discovered. This tomb is still the uncovered by archaeologists. The treasures visible in the antechamber, which was just
0:37.0	the first of four rooms in the tomb, hinted at even more spectacular riches to be found deeper in the burial.
0:45.0	Both men realized that if they weren't careful, this sensitive archaeological site
0:51.0	in the valley of the kings could quickly become a media circus.
0:56.7	Neither Carter nor Carnarvin were what today we would call media trained.
1:03.0	Howard Carter in particular had a reputation for being prickly
1:07.0	and sometimes downright rude when dealing with journalists
1:10.5	or anyone else he thought was asking a stupid question.
1:15.0	So Lord Carnarvin decided that he was going to get ahead of this.
1:20.0	To that end, he reached out to his old friend,
1:22.8	J.J. Astor the fifth.
1:25.6	At the time, Astor was the chairman of the Times newspaper group.
1:30.8	The two aristocrats hammered out a deal where for 5,000. The Times of London would get the exclusive rights to report on Carter's excavation of the Times
1:37.0	of London would get the exclusive rights to report on Carter's excavation of the tomb.
1:42.0	Times photographers were also given exclusive of the
1:45.0	time photographers were also given exclusive access and were the only media permitted to take any pictures of the finds.
1:50.0	It was further agreed that Carnarvin would receive 75% of any money made from the sale of those photos.
1:59.0	The deal was meant to take what might become an unruly media scrum and turn it into something
2:06.4	more civilized to use the parlance of the times.
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