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Author of SIX BOOKS featuring Howard Carter and the Carnarvons of Highclere Castle William Cross will talk on Lord Carnarvon & Howard Carter and Tutankhamun and will include a new appraisal of the Tutankhamun treasures discovered in 1922 and the three immortal figures behind the story
William Cross, FSA Scot, biographer of Almina, 5th Countess of Carnarvon of Tutankhamun fame and several other books on the Carnarvons of Highclere Castle and author of Lordy! Tutankhamun's Patron As A Young Man takes look at Lord George Carnarvon and Howard Carter the men behind the great discovery of the Tomb of Tutankamun and appraises the treasures found by them in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. The talk will include reference to the latest news from Luxor on the claims of Dr Nicholas Reeves about hidden tombs inside the tomb of the Boy King
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21 September 2017 at 1:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Newport U3A |
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William Cross, FSA Scot |
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Members and Guests |
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See Club Secretary |
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This is a members-only event See Club Secretary |
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William Cross, FSA Scot is a writer and lecturer based in Newport, South Wales. He is the author of SIX BOOKS on the Carnarvons of Highclere Castle, the backdrop to TV's Downton Abbey. He has been working on a new book " Carnarvon, Carter and Tutankhamun Revisited: The hidden truths and doomed relationships" The book was published on 20 October 2016. Copies direct from the Author or via AMAZON. |
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