On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at one of the most powerful females of the ancient world, Hatshepsut. She was one of only handful of women to break with Egyptian law and fully become Pharaoh. And while she did conquer neighboring invaders early in her life, Egypt was a place of exploration, art, and construction under her reign. There is a camp that argues she was a manipulative, evil woman who wrested power with the help of her lover, but most historians today believe her reign was peaceful, she was loved by her people, and her power play was to keep her family in power against political rivals. Listen, laugh, learn.

 

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https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt/hatshepsut

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-queen-who-would-be-king-130328511/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Hatshepsut_From_Queen_to_Pharaoh

https://blackhistorystudies.com/resources/resources/15-facts-on-queen-pharaoh-hatshepsut/

https://www.thecollector.com/hatshepsut-egyptian-queen-king/