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DOWNTON ABBEY’S CONNECTION TO EGYPT

  AFTER WATCHING THE LAST EPISODE OF DOWNTON ABBEY I WOULD LIKE TO REPOST A BLOG WHICH I WROTE AFTER EPISODE FOUR – JUST TO REMIND US WHY DOWNTON ABBEY WILL FOR EVER BE CONNECTED TO EGYPT Like millions of infatuated … Continue reading

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IT’S A MATTER OF SIZE – RAMESSES II

EVERY TIME ONE THINKS THAT RAMESSES II CAN’T GET ANY BIGGER HE DOES. WHILE WALKING INTO THE EGYPTIAN WING IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, MY ATTENTION WAS CAUGHT BY THIS BEAUTIFUL, VERY LARGE BUST, WHICH ONCE HAD BEEN PART OF A … Continue reading

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EGYPTIAN MUMMIES – ANCIENT LIVES – NEW DISCOVERIES

I AM VERY HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT I AM ON MY WAY TO LONDON TO SEE THE EXHIBITION AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM SHOWING HOW MUMMIES CAN NOW BE X-RAYED,   AVOIDING UNWRAPPING THEM AND DISTURBING WHAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE … Continue reading

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DOWNTON ABBEY’S CONNECTION TO EGYPT

Like millions of infatuated followers of DOWNTON ABBEY, now in its 4th Season, I am glued to my television set on Sunday nights. During a recent interview of the present owners, The Earl of Carnarvon and Lady Carnarvon, they talked about … Continue reading

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