Tutankhamun Centenary : 2022
Howard Carter : Egyptologist
The Early Years: His Childhood Struggles
The Mask Slips on
Howard Carter: Part 2( of 3)
Some Shocking Childhood Details Revealed
Strange, touching particulars and co-incidences have been unearthed by William Cross from
the epic Carnarvon, Carter, Tutakhamun legend for inclusion in his new book “ Carnarvon, Carter and
Tutankhamun Revisted : The hidden truths
and doomed relationships“
NEW BOOK BY WILLIAM CROSS
Carter had a
weak constitution as a child not surprising since he was
fed only by wet nurses
A Wet Nurse -19th Century
Howard Carter, like Lord George Carnarvon, his patron of later years and also the Boy King Tutankhamun experienced a potentially bad start in life since they never tasted their own mother’s milk. Martha Carter ‘s last child Howard was fed by a wet nurse.
Tutankhamun's Wet Nurse
Wet nurses were employed
when the mother was unable or chose not to nurse the child
herself. Martha was well enough off to afford the luxury. Recent
news from the Valley of the Kings is that the child who grew up to be King Tut
was in fact breast -fed by his own sister. The image above shows the
evidence.
As babies all
three figures in the Old Tut
tale were deprived of the essential vitamins and body fluids that were likely to fight off infection and even give them immunities, as well as strengthen the maternal bond between child and mother . All
these building blocks were sacrificed in
favour of them being milked by emotionally unattached wet nurses.
The consequence of this was an
inevitable propensity for the child to
develop a weaker constitution than it
would have had if fed by its own mother’s
natural milk and with it
a greater risk too of contracting unknown diseases
with infections being passed on
causing potentially degenerate organs and stunted growth.
Carter helped by a walking stick
Howard Carter was born seriously
Disabled
Howard Carter was born seriously
physically disabled, remarkably this was something else he shared
with Lord Carnarvon and the Boy King
Tutankhamun. The disabilities – including congenital mobility problems
were passed down through the bad genes in
their family histories coupled with
the affects of inbreeding : the afflictions were left uncorrected . Carter and
Carnarvon were under the supervision by
quack doctors for decades, they were only operated on as adults to correct their innate and
inherited conditions.
Old King Tut, born with a club foot
Carter as a young man
Howard Carter ‘the freak, the
cripple’ was mocked and snubbed as a child
Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon ( when known as Lord Porchester ) and the Boy Prince
Tutankhamun stood out as nothing less than freaks as
young boys they were mocked and
snubbed by their siblings and
relatives
Carter was no good at games, sports, social activities and his older
siblings leaned on him, he took this
ribbing hard, he inevitably felt dejection.
Carter as a young boy
Carter suffered a major trauma aged 9
Howard Carter, Lord George Carnarvon ( when known as Lord Porchester )
and the Boy Prince Tutankhamun ALL suffered
a major psychological trauma at the ages
of 8 to 9 years, this affected their entire personalities, development years and they were
emotionally damaged from the fall out : this affected
their character traits for the
rest of their lives.
In short childhood ended for all three boys as a result of the events that they were caught up in as young boys.
Martha Carter
Carter’s dotting mother was his chief protector
Martha Carter ( Howard Carter’s ‘Dearest
Mater’) was life-long protector over her son early years, she hoped ( as did Lady Evelyn Stanhope, 4th Countess Carnarvon, mother of Lord George Carnarvon as Lord Porchester )
for a
son who would overcome his birth problems and
adversities and ultimately enjoy a normal life.
Samuel Carter : A Bully
Carter was bullied by his absentee
father, Samuel Carter
Howard Carter as well as Lord
Carnarvon and the young Tutankhamun
ALL suffered the wrath of their
absentee fathers, ambitious, self -centred men who were engaged in furthering their careers first and last
before giving any attention or affection to their
children. Their stressful occupations turned them into brutal, irrational and bullying fathers which affected
the later behaviour of ALL of their children . In particular, Samuel
Carter refused to molly cuddle his son
Howard, the young Carter was forced to
improve himself and the same experience was dished out to
Lord Carnarvon ( as Lord Porchester ) his father Henry Herbert, the 4th Earl wanted
him dead.
TO BE CONTINUED
The final part of
this piece will follow shortly
Howard Carter : Egyptologist
The Mask
Slips on Howard Carter
Any comments or queries please contact the Author
William Cross, FSA Scot by e-mail
3 January 2016
COPYRIGHT WILLIAM CROSS AND BOOK MIDDEN PUBLISHING
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