Bettany Hughes - official website - historian, author, broadcaster

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Over thirty years ago I sat and watched a programme on British television about Tutankhamen. I still remember the frisson - the realisation that the stories I'd heard; of boy-kings dripping in gold; of hidden burial chambers and court intrigue could, sometimes, be true.

That BBC documentary was inspirational. I've been fortunate enough to spend my adult life following my own research interests - and delight in being able to share the results with a wider public.

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News

Bettany Hughes has just taken over from Boris Johnson as President of JACT

PERSONALISED SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE contact us with your request

Visiting Research Fellowship at King's College London - runs until 2011.

The Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation honoured when site wins Youtube's first ever Visionary Award .... read more

New Acropolis Museum - Bettany was the only foreign commentator to be allowed access in vision to the new Museum. See the Times Online on the 27th July 2009.

MA in Public History at Royal Holloway now launched. Tutoring begins Sep 2009.

Call Yourself A Feminist? Debate following the 3- part Radio 4 discussion series still runs. see e.g. jezebel - call yourself a feminist

Icons and Iconoclasm - podcast of debate at Royal Academy in conjunction with Byzantium exhibition and Bettany's Radio 4 series Byzantium Unearthed, now available

This July, every Thursday at 7.30pm on ITV, Bettany will investigate stories that make sense of our past and put the beauty of the British landscape into its historical context.

Bettany will be filming for the BBC in the Eastern Med this year - watch this space...

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