Egypt’s Lost Queens (Ancient Egypt Documentary) | Timeline

Check out our new website for more incredible history documentaries: HD and ad-free. Historian, Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt. Perhaps unassumed by most, the ancient Egyptians were unique in their attitude to sexual equality with women holding the title of ‘Pharaoh’ no fewer than 18 times, while there were also female doctors, tutors, prime ministers and prieste