Submitted by Sean Williams on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 07:35
When you think of King Tut, do you see a young boy, struggling with the enormity of his power; a slender adolescent in control of the world's greatest empire?
Submitted by Sean Williams on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 11:58
Last week we told the first part of the story of Lord Carnarvon, one of Britain's greatest explorers: his love of cars, planes, travel, and - most importantly - his obsessive passion for finding Tutankhamun's treasures. But what became of the cavalier adventurer, and why is there not a single one of his finds in Britain?
Submitted by Sean Williams on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 08:19
"There is a bit of an Indiana Jones style to that portrait of my great-grandfather, and it rather sums up his character." George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon looks up at the image of his namesake forebear admiringly. A dashing 5th Earl of Carnarvon looks playfully down the barrel of a cigarette, rogueish grin etched upon his face.
The 8th Earl of Carnarvon, George Herbert and his wife, 8th Countess of Carnarvon, Fiona Herbert, talk to Heritage Key about their ancestor Lord Carnarvon and his passion for Egypt. They Discuss what it was about Egypt and its treasures that attracted Lord Carnarvon to excavations there, despite owning several properties across England. And the Earl and Countess also talk about some of their ancestor's other interests and hobbies.
Submitted by Sean Williams on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 16:58
"The whole discovery of Tutankhamun needed both ingredients to make it work. It wasn't all Howard Carter, certainly not only Carnarvon. But it needed the two of them." George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon, ebbs deeper into the bond which drove two of archaeology's greatest characters to the biggest discovery of all time. But how did the two men, so different in background and expertise, even forge such a strong relationship?
