Howard Carter

Type: Person

Name: Howard Carter

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Highclere Castle: A family seat known to millions of Downton Abbey viewers globally

Highclere Castle, the family seat of the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, has become known to TV viewers around the world in recent years as the location for Downton Abbey.The period drama, which is British TV's most expensive piece of television, is sold around ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 15 2013]

Entities: Downton Abbey, Howard Carter, Harry Herbert, Replica

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Pet of the Week: Aqui, a Senior Ready to Snuggle!

Aqui is a miniature Schnauzer who was left at the shelter after her owner went into a nursing home.She is seven years-old and potty-trained, good on a leash, good in car - and great with people and animals!She is very friendly and happy and needs a great ... [Published KNWA - May 10 2013]

Entities: Stephen Black, Howard Carter, Mica

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

On this day: Heseltine on poll tax | Nixon impeached

: Colonel Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as Captain Blood, tried to steal the crown jewels.1788: Britain passed parliamentary motion for abolishing slave trade.1911: Illusionist The Great Lafayette, nine members of his company, a lion ... [Published The Scotsman - May 09 2013]

Entities: Thomas Blood, Michael Heseltine, Terry Downes, Geraldine McEwan

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Pyramids’ mystique

Egypt is so much like the Philippines, hot and dusty. Egypt, however, has the pyramids and a treasure trove of artifacts and historic pieces in its Cairo Museum.We visited Egypt on our pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Savvy tour operators now include Jordan ... [Published Malaya Business Insight - May 03 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Cairo, Jordan

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Alamy

Downton Abbey and beyond—Extended version

Highclere Castle, in Hampshire, England, is the home of the Earl and Countess Carnarvon—and it’s also the setting for the PBS series Downton Abbey. © Skyscan Photolibrary/AlamyHistory springs to life in England’s south-central counties, where the hit ... [Published EnCompass Magazine - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Downton Abbey, Howard Carter, England, Alamy, Public Broadcasting Service

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

An Egyptian legend in Prague

Twilight and True Blood may have done it for vampires, and zombies have certainly experienced a revival in films like Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead. Now, thanks to a traveling exhibition currently pit-stopped in Prague, it's all about the mummies. ... [Published Prague Post - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Prague, Howard Carter, Replica, Egypt, George Herbert

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Back Then - Pastor faces threats, speaks out in 1963

From the StarNews archives50 years agoApril 10, 1963: The Rev. Dr. I.J. Miller, pastor of St. Stephen AME Church, said that despite threats to him and his family he was running for a spot on the Wilmington City Council. There are a few interesting angles ... [Published Star News Online - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Threat, Gwen Davis, New Hanover High School, John Compton, Howard Carter

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Mass graves: The pattern must stop if we are to call ourselves civilised

Generally speaking, reports by archaeologists do not need to be read between the lines. Archaeology has been described as a guessing game. It’s better described as an educated guessing game, because an educated person’s guess should be closer to facts ... [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Matale (Sri Lanka), Torture, Iron

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Susan Morrison: So the lady is for turning . . off the lights by look of it

In 1922, Howard Carter, the Indiana Jones of his day, discovered and opened the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun, thus triggering one of the biggest tourist stampedes Egypt has ever seen. They still reap the rewards to this day. One can only look on and ... [Published The Scotsman - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Howard Carter, Cobalt, Elsie Inglis

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

No butlers but lots of opulence

The main staircase in Highclere Castle. The stately home is the residence of the Carnavon family, who can no longer afford servants, especially at today Highclere Castle, better known to television viewers worldwide as fictional Downton Abbey.Enjoying ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Downton Abbey, Howard Carter, George Herbert, Ealing Studios

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Visit Downton Abbey (Er, Highclere Castle) with European Waterways

Can't wait for season 4 of Downton Abbey? European Waterways is ready to whisk fans off to England to take them on an exclusive private tour of Highclere Castle, where the series is filmed in Hampshire, England. If you haven't planned ahead, this may ... [Published Fodors.com - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Downton Abbey, Howard Carter, Luxury Travel, England, 16th century

First reported Feb 15 2013 - Updated Feb 15 2013 - 1 reports

Tutankhamun 'could have been lost forever'

The Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have remained lost forever but for the dogged perseverance of the British archaeologists, it was claimed today. Tomorrow marks the 90th anniversary of the moment that the Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, working ... [Published Telegraph - Feb 15 2013]

Entities: Howard Carter, George Herbert, Key Point, Downton Abbey

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Finding King Tut [Published Norristown Patch - May 08 2013]
Philip Coppell - What! No Pyramids? - Thu 28/03 [Published Click Liverpool - May 08 2013]
Pyramids’ mystique [Published Malaya Business Insight - May 03 2013]
Downton Abbey and beyond—Extended version [Published EnCompass Magazine - Apr 27 2013]
An Egyptian legend in Prague [Published Prague Post - Apr 25 2013]
Back Then - Pastor faces threats, speaks out in... [Published Star News Online - Apr 24 2013]
Mass graves: The pattern must stop if we are to... [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - Apr 22 2013]
Susan Morrison: So the lady is for turning . . ... [Published The Scotsman - Apr 19 2013]
No butlers but lots of opulence [Published The Nation - Thailand - Apr 17 2013]
Visit Downton Abbey (Er, Highclere Castle) with... [Published Fodors.com - Apr 12 2013]
Feb. 16 Top of the day [Published New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Feb 16 2013]
Tutankhamun 'could have been lost forever' [Published Telegraph - Feb 15 2013]
A different take on Tut [Published Harvard Gazette - Feb 11 2013]
Mama Fu’s coming to BV? [Published Canton Repository - Jan 04 2013]