The Earl And Pharaoh: From Real Downton Abbey To Discovery Of Tutankhamun Countess Carnarvon William Collins Αγγλικά Βιβλία History Archaeology

Enter A World Of Ancient Secrets Old Money New Ambitions And The Discovery Priceless Treasure In This Revelatory Biography Between November 1922 Spring 1923 Door To Egyptian Was Opened Tomb Tutankhamun Would Be Most Astonishing Archaeological Find Century Revealing Not Only Boy Pharaoh’s Preserved Remains But Thousands Finely Crafted Objects From Iconic Gold Mask Coffins Dagger Made Meteorite Chalices Beautiful Furniture Even 3000-Year-Old Food Wine World’s Understanding Civilisation Immeasurably Enhanced Quantity Richness Is Still Being Studied Today Two Men Were Ultimately Responsible For Discovery: Lord Carnarvon Howard Carter It Who Held Concession Excavate Whose Passion Ability Finance Project Allowed Eventual Take Place Earl Pharaoh Tells Story 5Th Carnarvon’s Life Sudden Death Became Front-Page News Throughout Following Fuelling Rumours That Persist ‘The Curse Pharaohs’ His Beloved Home Highclere Castle Best-Known As Set Downton Abbey Drawing On Castle’s Never-Before-Plumbed Archives Bestselling Author Fiona Countess Charts Twists Luck Tragedies Shaped Restless Enquiring Mind Drove Him Travel Escape Conventional Society Edwardian Britain Σελίδες: 400 Διαστάσεις: 15 3X15 3Cm