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September 20, 2026

Tutankhamun

The Rest Is History · Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook · 49 min

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Two historians turn the most famous tomb ever opened into a story about luck, obsession and what survives us.

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Who it’s for: Anyone who loved ancient Egypt as a child and never quite let go.

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