His majesty queen hatshepsut is about hatshepsut, a thirteen year old girl who becomes queen when she is fourteen. But did you know that one of the most successful pharaohs of all egyptian history was a woman. His majesty queen hatshepsut childrens books, egypt history. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about his majesty, queen hatshepsut. The only difference between hatshepsut and others like her was that she dressed as a king, even affecting a false beard. Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building. On the death of her husband, she declares herself a man so that she can ascend the. The puntite queen is portrayed as relatively tall and her physique was generously proportioned, with large breasts and.
Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself book by catherine m. For the first few years of her stepsons reign, hatshepsut was an entirely conventional regent. Quenn hatshepsuts home page by daniel albertstein and. When her husband died about 1479 bce, the throne passed to his son thutmose iii, born to isis, a lesser harem queen. So much about ancient egypt has been misrepresented or distorted in popular media. His majesty, queen hatsheput dorothy sharp carter, michele chessare on. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Hatshepsut, whom readers first meet as a teenager, barely endures the indignities of being an egyptian princess. He and his wife ahmose had three children hatshepsut, amenmose and wadjmose. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Literature for kids childrens books to inspire reading and foster imagination. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy michele carter.
As thutmose iii was an infant, hatshepsut acted as regent for the young king. Hatshepsut, a thirteenyearold egyptian princess, doesnt feet that she is entirely fortunate. Dec 8, 2016 in this historical fiction childrens book, we learn about the rise and rule of the only woman pharaoh in the history of the world. His majesty, queen hatshepsut what do you know about egypt and the countrys ancient rulers. Thus did queen hatshpesut lay her claim to fame, and go on to have a. Dorothy sharp carter by chessare michele, carter dorothy sharp isbn. Meet hatshepsut, pharoah of egypt here is an engaging and informative picture book biography, lushly illustrated by awardwinning artist joseph daniel fiedler, of egypts only successful female pharaoh. Hatshepsut, queen of egypt, ancient egypt biography, books. Buy a cheap copy of hatshepsut, his majesty, herself book by catherine m. Awe have been creating the finest vacations for more than 10 years around the most majestic destinations in egypt. Thuthmose ii died in 1479 bce, appointing hatshepsut as regent to the young king.
Queen hatshepsut was a woman who ruled egypt, but she reigned as a man. A picture book biography of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. Meet the woman who ruled egypt long before cleopatra stepfeed. Readers comments see what other readers have to say about the books of the hatshepsut trilogy. His majesty, herself, a primary source document that includes hatshepsut. His majesty queen hatshesput is a book about a woman who became a pharaoh of egypt.
She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being sobekneferu. Originally named regent to her nephew, tuthmosis iii, hatshepsut gradually. When her father and brothers died she had to marry her half brother was named thutmose ii and he was thin and pail. Meet hatshepsut, pharoah of egypt here is an engaging and informative picture book biography, lushly illustrated by awardwinning artist joseph daniel fiedler, of. One of the joys of reading historical fiction is losing yourself in another world. Queen hatshepsut queen hatshepsut 15071458 bc was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of egypt. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself 2001 edition open library. The book his majesty, queen hatshepsut is the story of an egyptian princess life growing up and her life as the pharaoh of egypt. The good thing about the book was that it had a lot of big words some we never heard of some that means we learned somthing. This did not mean she was cross dressing or was addressed as a man. The early death of her husband makes hatshepsut queen regent, ruling jointly with her husbands son a son who is only a child, and the child of a concubine at that. The queen who would be king history smithsonian magazine. Click here to start building your own bibliography.
Maybe it was because hatshepsut treated them well, for one of them, ineni, had written on the wall of his tomb, her majesty praised me and loved me. Hatshepsut wants to be as powerful and successful as all the other pharaohs, but people dont take her seriously because she is female. Michele chessare a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king. His majesty, queen hatshepsut has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Goodreads members who liked his majesty, queen hatshepsut al. Lo, his majesty amun was giving oracles in the pres ence of. Queen hatshepsut, pharaoh of egypt took on male symbols of kingship. The book was about a princess named hatshepsut who wanted to be pharaoh. We will examine a section from our social studies textbook, an excerpt from the book hathshepsut. Fiction this book is a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. His majesty, queen hatsheput by dorothy sharp carter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Our group thinks that his majesty, queen hatshepsut should get 2 stars out of 5 because the book was really boring at some parts and had to many details. As the first great woman in recorded history, she was the forerunner of such figures as cleopatra, catherine the grea. Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,000 years of ancient egyptian history, and the first to attain the full power of the position.
Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself part 1 to page 17 vocabularylist hieroglyphics mortuary ka coronation expedition exotic vandals mutilations harem maat hyksoshicksos. A fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. The pharaohqueen of egypt smarter in sixty minutes. Subjects civilization, kings, queens, rulers, pharaohs, juvenile literature, biography, queens. Michele chessare a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. A canopic jar with mummified organs and inscribed with the name of hatshepsut was found in the royal cache db320. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself download free epub, pdf.
The female pharaoh, penguin books, 1998 paperback, pp. Andronik, joseph daniel fiedler illustrator meet hatshepsut, pharoah of egypt here is an engaging and informative picture book biography, lushly illustrated by awardwinning artist joseph daniel fiedler, of egypts only successful female pharaoh. Esteemed pharaoh over the upper and lower lands of egypt. Tomb in the valley of the kings egypt, kv20 the most famous woman in egyptian history, was undoubtedly his majesty, herself queen hatshepsut. Even so, new light continues to shine on the queen who would be king. Hatshepsut s stepson and successor tuthmosis iii later moved the body of tuthmosis i to kv38. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by carter, dorothy sharp chessare, michele ilt a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn about history.
Hatshepsut bore one daughter, neferure, but no son. So much about ancient egypt has been misrepresented or. See what hatshepsuts lover, senenmut, really looked like. Told constantly how fortunate she is, hatshepsut seeks for the rest of her life to feel fortunate. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy sharp carter, 1987, j. Buy a cheap copy of his majesty, queen hatshepsut book by dorothy sharp carter. Find books like his majesty, queen hatshepsut from the worlds largest community of readers. Concise and elegantly written nonfiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Hatshepsut thrives as queen regent, creating opportunities to act for the good of her people and the glory of egypt. Nov 18, 2015 into the seventh year of her rule, she began to be depicted not as the formerly willowy queen but a stock pharaoh with a false beard, crook and flail. It was never her intention to pass herself off as a man, rather, she called herself the female falcon. She detests having creams rubbed onto her face and feet and learning to read and write. Hatshepsut was the egyptian king thutmose i and his wife queen ahmose.
Some images used in this set are licensed under the creative commons through. Hatshepsut was the daughter and only child of thutmose i and his primary wife. The hatshepsut trilogy her majesty the king author. Most people interested in the ancient world would have heard about the more famous of pharaohs, such as tutankhamen, ramses ii and akhenaten. Hatshepsuts rise to power in ancient egypt by kara cooney, child of the morning by pauline ged. Sep 11, 20 hatshepsut i am the queen who became a pharaoh slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. His majesty queen hatshepsut in this historical fiction childrens book, we learn about the rise and rule of the only woman pharaoh in the history of the world. Carvings refer to her with feminine articles, and call her his majesty, herself. Hatshepsut was the oldest of the three and was probably the. One can only rejoice when a book is written about one of the great figures of ancient africa. Read the first chapter of all three books in the hatshepsut trilogy her majesty the king, the horus throne and the eye of re. The easiest tool to create your bibliographies online. May 21, 2019 hatshepsut, his majesty, herself by catherine m. At the tender age of fifteen, hatshepsut declares herself a pharaoh and takes on ruling egypt until her deceased husbands son also her nephew by another woman is old enough to rule.
Click to see the original works with their full license. It is not known what happened to the body of queen hathepsut. The story lags slightly at times, perhaps because hatshepsut is an adult for the greater part of the book, with concerns that arent as immediately appealing as her. Thuthmose iii, though a child, officially ruled with hatshepsut until 1473 when she declared herself pharaoh, had herself represented in male attire, and took on the duties and obligations of the male pharaohs who had preceeded her. The title of this book, hatshepsut, his majesty, herself references the fact that there is no word for female ruler in the egyptian language. Hatshepsut gained egypts throne when all her male siblings including the half brother whom she married died.
His majesty, queen hatshepsut book by dorothy sharp carter. Queen hatshepsut was an 18th dynasty queen, her reign was the longest of all. May 18, 2018 hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of egypt. Ancient egyptian history is acknowledged spurious by the very people who write it. She explored lands and built beautiful, magnificent.
Utilize our cutting edge search engine to make hatshepsut quotes and wisdom easily discoverable. Upon the death of tuthmose ii, tuthmose iii was next in line to the throne, but he was very young at that time and could not assume the position of king. Examining hatshepsut from multiple sources queen hatshepsut was one of the most important leaders in ancient egypts history. In order to understand her significance we will be consider hatshepsut using multiple sources. In this historical fiction childrens book, we learn about the rise and rule of the only woman pharaoh in the history of the world. Thutmose and hatshepsut had a daughter together but thutmose iis only son was by a harem girl named, isis. Queen hatshepsut carmen sandiego wiki fandom powered. Her temple was desecrated and her mummy never found. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china.
Efforts to erase hatshepsut from memory were ultimately unsuccessful, however, as she is well known today as one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient egypt. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself is a very good book for children or people who just want a straight forward history of the first succesful female pharoah in ancient egypt. Learn about her life, rule and some of the controversies around her. She wore mens clothing and a beard, and referred to herself as he as well as she. This book is a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. Hatshepsut had been depicted as a typical queen with a female body appropriately feminine garments. After becoming a pharaoh, hatshepsut dropped all titles that only. Visitors with little background in the history of the 18th dynasty might be puzzled by the label for the fine shawabti of puyemre cat. Hatshepsut temple, mortuary temple of hatshepsut, queen. In her majesty the king and the other books of the hatshepsut trilogy, ive tried to give readers the most accurate picture of life in ancient egypt that its possible to present in a work of fiction. Queen hatshepsut history bibliographies cite this for me. Oct 29, 2009 fortunately, hatshepsut seems to have inherited a group of courtiers who were content with their role as servants of a female pharaoh.
At 560,000 square feet, the museum is new york citys second largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1. This was the first book i read of hatshepsut and i enjoyed it alot. Hatshepsut had the expedition commemorated in relief at deir elbahari, which is also famous for its realistic depiction of the queen of the land of punt, queen ati. His majesty, queen hatshepsut 1987 edition open library. Oct 19, 2016 hatshepsut s building projects were numerous, after all, and it is certainly possible that those responsible for blotting her name out simply missed some. Shaw in his book exploring ancient egypt oxford university press, 2003. His majesty, queen hatshepsut 1987 edition open library donate.
His majesty, queen hatshepsut book by dorothy michele. Hatshepsut would grind the charred frankincense into kohl eyeliner. Page 194 and solomon made affinity with pharaoh king of egypt, and took pharaohs daughter, and brought her into the city of david, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the lord, and the wall of jerusalem round about. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of egypt. The brooklyn museum is an art museum located in the new york city borough of brooklyn.
Dorothy sharp carter, author, michele chessare, illustrator j. Andronik, 2001, atheneum edition, in english 1st ed. Click to read more about his majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy sharp carter. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy sharp carter goodreads. The story of a woman who defied extraordinary odds to. Fiction this book is a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut. While the sometimes confusing political scene and the many unfamiliar terms may cloud parts of the story, hatshepsut rises above all, proud and independent. This book is a short picture book of hatsheputs egyptian reign. She is married to her husband tutmose 2nd and had a daughter named. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy sharp carter. I enjoyed this book, although queen hatshepsut isnt always likeable.