{"product_id":"tutankhamun-9781472289865","title":"TUTANKHAMUN","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun ignited a media frenzy, propelled into overdrive by rumours of a deadly ancient curse. But amid the hysteria, many stories - including that of Tutankhamun himself - were distorted or forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma takes a familiar tale and turns on its head. Leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley has gathered ten unique perspectives together for the first time: that of the teenage pharaoh and his family, ancient embalmers and tomb robbers, famous Western explorers and forgotten Egyptian archaeologists. It's a journey that spans from ancient Thebes in 1336 BCE - when a young king on a mission to restore his land met an unexpected and violent end - to modern Luxor in 1922 CE - as the tomb's discovery led to a fight over ownership that continu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTyldesley pieces together as clear a picture as possible of the pharaoh's life, death and afterlife, using expert insight and a wealth of evidence to illuminate a compelling character and his universe.\u003c\/b\u003e * Book of the Month, BBC History Revealed *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] spirited and interesting account that sifts through the surviving evidence and seeks to combat the widely held belief that Tutankhamun was an insignificant king\u003c\/b\u003e * Minerva *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly readable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the importance of discovering the truth - rather than the myths, rumours and scandals of the past century - comes to the fore. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[An] \u003cb\u003eauthoritative\u003c\/b\u003e history . . . \u003cb\u003eA thoughtful new account\u003c\/b\u003e of Tutankhamun's life and afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Times *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408740884823,"sku":"9781472289865","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472289865.jpg?v=1730504029","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tutankhamun-9781472289865","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}