Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Kemah Bob and Dr Campbell Price as they head back to Ancient Egypt to meet the unique and powerful ruler, Hatshepsut.
She reigned for over 20 years, built a temple which is still admired today, had a ‘special’ relationship with statues and was one of the first rulers to focus on divinity rather than gender norms. So why did history try to erase her?
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Ancient Athenian Democracy
The Bayeux Tapestry
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Medieval Christmas
Zheng Yi Sao
Mary Wollstonecraft
The History of Ice Cream
Mary Seacole
Disability in the Ancient World
Owain Glyndŵr
Paul Robeson
Çatalhöyük and the Neolithic Revolution
Sake Dean Mahomed
Medieval Science
The History of High Heels
Nell Gwyn
Ramesses the Great
Fairy Tales
Ivan the Terrible
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Gone Medieval
No Such Thing As A Fish
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
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