Find My Past

Tutankhamun (2x3)

Udgivelsesdato: Nov 13, 2012

We reveal how our three participants are linked to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Evie Leatham's great-great-grandfather was Lord Carnarvon, an aristocrat with a passion for Egypt who funded Howard Carter's work for 16 years. He was one of the first to enter Tutankhamun's tomb and without him, it wouldn't have been discovered. Lord Carnarvon died suddenly following the opening of Tutankhamun's burial chamber. Peter Weigall's grandfather, Arthur Weigall, was an Egyptologist and Daily Mail journalist who reported the discovery. Weigall was a former colleague and friend of Lord Carnarvon – they were bitter enemies by the time the tomb was uncovered. Weigall mysteriously predicted Lord Carnarvon's death. Samantha Blackburn is the great-great-niece of Alfred Lucas. Lucas was the tomb's forensic scientist and was known as 'Egypt's Sherlock Holmes'. Samantha is keen to understand her family history as there isn't anyone else who can tell her about it.