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Tutankhamun | 3. Life & death of a boy king

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Tutankhamun is the most famous pharaoh of all, but what do we actually know about his short life and reign? In episode three of our series on the boy king, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to Professor Aidan Dodson and Dr Chris Naunton about the defining events of Tutankhamun’s reign, before taking a look at his family, health and lavish lifestyle. They also investigate the young pharaoh’s premature death, delving into theories of murder, malaria and death by hippopotamus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.

0:05.0

A bit of a different thing going on this week.

0:07.3

You've been immature and you've lied.

0:10.3

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

0:13.9

I was trying to manipulate you.

0:15.7

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

0:18.1

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

0:20.6

I don't know.

0:21.7

I guess you'd have to ask. Someone that has sex. Someone that has sex. Right. And remember,

0:27.5

it's just between us.

0:31.8

From golden trinkets to glittering jewels. The artifacts from Tutankarmoon's tomb are dazzling.

0:39.7

But what about the boy king buried with them?

0:42.8

Has the glint of gold blinded us to the historical reality

0:46.4

and led us to overstate this young pharaoh's importance?

0:51.1

Or did his reign mark a pivotal decade in the story of ancient Egypt?

0:57.8

I'm Ellie Corthorn, and in this new History Extra podcast series, we're marking the centenary

1:04.1

of Howard Carter's great discovery of Tutankar moon's tomb by exploring the iconic pharaoh's life,

1:10.5

death and legacy.

1:11.6

We'll travel back to the ancient empire the Boy King ruled over

1:15.6

and re-examine the contents of his tomb

1:18.6

to investigate what his spectacular treasures and mummified remains

1:22.6

can reveal about living, ruling and dying in ancient Egypt.

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