An archaeologist reveals evidence hinting at Queen Hatshepsut's alleged affair with a local 3,500 years on in The Nile: Egypt's Great River With Bettany Hughes. In the Channel 5 documentary, the ...

As pharaoh, Hatshepsut (reigned from c1479 - 1458 BC)was different - she was a woman. Customarily Egyptian culture restricted kingship to men, but Hatshepsut's determination and cunning silenced her ...

Who was Queen Hatshepsut and why was she important? Hatshepsut ruled as the pharaoh of Egypt around 3,500 years ago. Her reign was an exceptionally successful one – she was a prolific builder of ...

A mystery surrounding one of the most powerful women in history is slowly unfolding, as it appears that the mummy of Egypt’s Queen Hatshepsut has been found, closing a 3,400 year-old cold case.

Hatshepsut rose from royal daughter to one of Egypt’s most successful pharaohs, ruling for over two decades during a period ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient inscribed stone blocks containing information about Egypt's long-lost and first female pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut — who ...

As pharaoh, Hatshepsut faced a religious and political reality: kingship was a male role. To be accepted, she adopted the traditional image of a pharaoh—crown, kilt, and false beard. While some modern ...

Of all of ancient Egypt's pharaohs, Hatshepsut is perhaps the most unfairly overlooked. An early pioneer of 'girl power', as a young woman she made the unusual move of crowning herself king and ...

A broken tooth has ended the search for Queen Hatshepsut, the most famous queen to rule ancient Egypt, revealing a 50 year old woman with pendulous breasts and rotten teeth who died of cancer. Zahi ...