Total War: Pharaoh - Tausret, the Queen-King

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Puppeteer. When the old methods are failing, a kingdom needs a new perspective. Across three thousand years, only a few women took power as a “King” in Egypt. One of these was TAUSRET, wife of Sety II and daughter-in-law of Merneptah. When the royal line crumbled, Tausret took power into her own hands. And as Total War: Pharaoh begins, she is ready to do what her relatives and rivals will not… Preview and purchase Total War: Pharaoh at https://pharaoh.totalwar.com/. Music in all episodes by Richard Beddow © Creative Assembly 2023. See the History of Egypt Podcast on all podcasting apps and at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Select references: D. D. Baker, Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300 - 1069 BC (2008). A. Dodson, Poisoned Legacy: The Decline and Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty (2016). A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2017). A. Dodson and D. Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (2004). K. A. Kitchen, Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt (1982). K. A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations Volume IV: Merenptah & The Late Nineteenth Dynasty (2003). R. J. Leprohon, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (2013). R. H. Wilkinson (ed.), Tausret: Forgotten Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt (2012). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is Scott.
0:03.0	If you want to learn about the world's oldest civilizations, find out how they were rediscovered.
0:09.4	Follow the story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra's descendants over 10 generations, or take
0:15.2	a deep dive into the Iron Age or the Hellenistic Era, then check out the Ancient World Podcast.
0:23.0	Available on all podcasting platforms, or go to AncientWorldPodcast.com.
0:29.5	The Nile Valley demands strong governance, and sometimes you have to think outside the box
0:48.6	in order to find a true leader.
0:51.6	Welcome to the History of Egypt Podcast and Total War Pharaoh.
0:56.7	Today, we meet the Queen Slash King, Taa Useret.
1:01.9	Taa Useret, or Taa Useret, is an intriguing figure, her rise to power around 1200 BCE, had
1:10.1	a strong impact on the political history of Egypt's Royal House.
1:15.1	Taa Useret is a shadowy figure, but fragmentary records and evidence allow us to tell the tale
1:21.6	of a queen who became a king, and may even have been a warrior.
1:26.1	As we continue our introduction to Total War Pharaoh, let us meet the powerful lady.
1:39.1	In the long annals of Pharaohic history, there were many queens of Egypt.
1:44.0	We have abundant records for the Royal wives as they were known, and from art, texts,
1:49.6	and artefacts, we can discern their political influence, their important religious role,
1:55.2	and their place in the social and political hierarchy.
1:58.4	They acted as diplomats, communicating with foreign rulers, and organizing affairs for
2:03.8	the benefit of Egypt.
2:05.5	And in times of crisis, they even took over management of the kingdom, acting as queen
2:11.1	regents.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dominic Perry, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dominic Perry and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.