![]() ![]() ![]() Carnarvon’s life, money and sudden death which became front-page news throughout the world following the discovery of the tomb, fuelling rumours that persist today of ‘the curse of the pharaohs’.ĭrawing on Highclere Castle’s never-before-plumbed archives, bestselling author Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon, charts the twists of luck and tragedies that shaped Carnarvon’s life his restless and enquiring mind that drove him to travel to escape conventional society life in Edwardian Britain. The Earl and the Pharaoh tells the story of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon. It was Lord Carnarvon who held the concession to excavate and whose passion and ability to finance the project allowed the eventual discovery to take place. Two men were ultimately responsible for the discovery: Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter. The world’s understanding of Ancient Egyptian civilisation was immeasurably enhanced, and the quantity and richness of the objects in the tomb is still being studied today. ![]()
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