These six books tell the tales of the intrepid explorers who penetrated the Forbidden City of Lhasa deep inside Tibet in the 19th and early…
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Tag: Expeditions & Discoveries World History (Books)
St. Catherine’s Monastery’s treasure
“You stand on the authority of Scripture, but you cannot determine what was originally written. “ So charged the critics of the Church in the…
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St Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai
St Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai is a sight to behold for all travellers who set their eyes on it for the first time. I…
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Coronation Everest
I have finally witnessed a Coronation. The last coronation was 70 years ago. King Charles III was crowned yesterday on 6 May 2023, 2 days…
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King Tutankhamun
4 Nov is undoubtedly the most significant centenary for 2022. On this date 4 Nov 1922, Howard Carter discovered stone steps. Stone steps in the…
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By Anthony Sattin
“Anthony Sattin is to Egypt what William Dalrymple is to India” The Times. Here are four of his books on Egypt and one on Timbuktu.…
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By Howard Carter
How many years did Howard Carter dig (fruitlessly) in the Valley of the Kings before he discovered the magnificent untouched KingTut ‘s tomb? It was…
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Mount Sinai
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” {John 1:1}. Mount Sinai or Jebel Musa in…
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By Anne Salmond
Anne Salmond is a New Zealander. She is a specialist in the history of South Seas and the cultural interactions between the Europeans and the…
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Historical travel — The Nile
Alan Moorehead ‘s 2 books on the Nile river are highly recommended. Superbly told with quotes and lavishly illustrated with old prints and colour plates…
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