Nigel Thompson takes a trip through Egypt on TUI’s new 145-passenger Nile river cruise ship Al Horeya, which takes in many ...

Hatshepsut might not be as well known as ... and wins a spot in our top trumps of formidable queens. The only female pharaoh before her was Sobekneferu, who ruled for four years during the 12th ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...

Of course inside that coffin is the young pharaoh’s body. Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. She is considered one of the most successful pharaohs. She ...

Over three thousand years ago, legend has it that Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's first female pharaoh, sent a fleet of ships to the wonderful, distant land of Punt. A bas-relief in the temple where she ...

Hatshepsut, meaning 'Foremost of Noble Ladies', was Egypt's greatest female ruler, having greater power than even Cleopatra. The fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, her reign in the 15th century BC was ...