Tutankhamun Centenary : 2022
Howard Carter : Egyptologist
The Early Years: His Childhood Struggles
The Mask Slips on
Howard Carter
Part 1( of 3) From William Cross, FSA Scot
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 from William Cross
Recent researches by the Society
biographer William Cross - the author of “ Lordy ! Tutankhamun’s Patron As
A Young Man “ - who is currently drafting a new book on Lord George Carnarvon and Howard
Carter - have revealed some shocking
new facts on the men who hoovered up an entire desert
to satisfy their ego.
These latest facts have previously been overlooked by the many scribes,
learned and otherwise, who have written about the famous Old King Tut duo, the bold adventurers who are rightly proclaimed as the co-discoverers of the fabulous,
unique tomb of Tutankhamun, in Egypt’s Valley of the
Kings in 1922.
The Boy King Tutankhamun
Cross comments : “ This short summary of the new material below ( see Part 2 of this blog, to be published shortly ) is the result of just making a
tiny start in the process of shining a
light on Howard Carter, by looking behind the mask he always hid under.
Carter’s own biographical sketches
are contradictory and incomplete,
it is hard to hone in on his secrets and lies. But this
list ( to be expanded upon in the new book) attempts to explain some of the reasons why ‘grumpy old Carter’ – as he is often portrayed - was such an odd ball character in his adult
life. Moreover it highlights some
peculiar overlaps and attributes between the
two men who are
synonymous with the story of
searching for Old King Tut’s tomb and who gained iconic celebrity status almost 100 years ago.
Carter, King Tut and Carnarvon
Sometimes all three historical celebrities Howard Carter , Lord George Carnarvon
and Tutankhamun have things in common that happened to them and
even more bizarrely, they shared some
similar childhood experiences ; one of these
is indicated below. It was a truly breathtaking moment to find that all three of them suffered a major emotional trauma at
about the same critical stage in their childhood between 8 and 9 -years- old. This was where their childhoods ended
abruptly."
William Cross
Cross is naturally coy about giving too much away on the detail of the calamitous
events that changed the lives of these men as children.
He warns readers: “ It will all be explained in the book, and it will certainly shock.”
Cross is determined to continue his quest for truth.
He adds :“ As we move towards the Tutankhamun Centenary in 2022 I am
determined to exhaust the story once and for all and see that the further facts and truths are told and the lies and inaccuracies exposed...
this begins here in
a sense with looking
at some of the elements that
forged the main characters as
children, starting with Howard Carter, this
is an angle on the troubled archaeologist that has been largely ignored, and is truly staggering . ”
TO BE CONTINUED
The next part of
this piece will follow shortly
“ Howard Carter : Egyptologist
: Early Years
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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