New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89) – The History of Egypt Podcast

The Lost Tomb of Thutmose II FOUND

With Dr. Chris Naunton.The discovery came in late 2022. As the team were probing sites near other, previously discovered tombs, an excavator named Ashraf Omar located the entrance to the…

1650 – 1550 BCE: The Second Intermediate Period New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Mini Episode: The Brutal Death of Seqenenre Ta’a

Crime Scene Invetigation.Around 1600 BCE the King of Southern Egypt, Seqen-en-re Ta’a died. His end was violent and bloody. The king was a victim of (anonymous) foes, who tied him…

1418 – 1400 BCE: Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty, Part 5) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 89: Lords of the Desert

(Interlude).In 1414 BCE, a man named Nebi led a convoy of soldiers and convicts out into desert wastes of the Sinai Peninsula. They went in search of copper; along the…

1418 – 1400 BCE: Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty, Part 5) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 88: Lady of the Lake

(Interlude).Queen Mother Tiaa was a mighty lady indeed. Before coming to power as mother of Thutmose IV, Tiaa lived a comfortable life in the palace of the royal harem. This institution…

The throne of Thutmose IV, depicting him as a Sphinx

1418 – 1400 BCE: Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty, Part 5) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 87: Comforts of Power

Thutmose IV (Part 2). From 1418 to 1400 BCE, Men-kheperu-Re Thutmose IV ruled Egypt with capable mind and mighty arms. His reign saw some fascinating events pop up, including new…

The Dream Stela of Thutmose IV, where the king purifies and makes offerings to the great god, Hor-em-Akhet, the Sphinx

1418 – 1400 BCE: Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty, Part 5) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 86: Doing God’s Work

Thutmose IV (Part 1).A new pharaoh arose in 1418 BCE. Almost immediately he took reprisals against enemies, rewarded the god that had helped him into power, and then set off…

The Great Sphinx of Khafre: the unexpected centre of a political firestorm.

1418 – 1400 BCE: Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty, Part 5) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 85: A Clash of Princes

Interlude: A Royal Contest.In 1418 BCE, Amunhotep II died. But he did not leave a clear heir, and the throne could have gone to a number of young princes. Almost…

1441 – 1418 BCE: Amunhotep II (18th Dynasty, Part 4) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 84b: Into the Tomb

Interlude: Remarkable Discoveries in a Royal Tomb.Around 1440 BCE, Egyptians were carving the burial monument of Amunhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. In 1898 CE, a group of…

A ceremonial boat of Amunhotep II, from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings

1441 – 1418 BCE: Amunhotep II (18th Dynasty, Part 4) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 84: The Bald Falcon

Amunhotep II (Part 6).Around 1420 BCE, Amunhotep II was entering his last days on the throne. The King was in his early forties, and beginning to feel his age. It…

1441 – 1418 BCE: Amunhotep II (18th Dynasty, Part 4) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Episode 83: The Brat Pack

Amunhotep II (Part 5) 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers began to seek relations…