“Can you see anything?” Lord Carnarvon is said to have asked as Carter peered through a crack into the tomb. On Novemthe adventurous earl and Carter first uncovered the steps leading down to Tutankhamun’s tomb. He had been intrigued by archaeology since childhood and used his huge wealth to fund excavations there. George, the current earl’s great-grandfather, was a keen but reckless car driver and was sent to Egypt to recover after a serious accident. MANY believe the fifth earl of Carnarvon, George Herbert, fell victim to a terrifying curse when he and archaeologist Howard Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The upper-class inhabitants have indulged in a string of sordid affairs, saucy photography and even an Indiana Jones-style adventure: AS MILLIONS of fans tune into Downton Abbey few will imagine the real sordid secrets lurking behind the castle’s magnificent walls.ĭownton is actually Highclere Castle in Berkshire, the home of Lord and Lady Carnarvon, and has seen enough outrage and scandal to make at least five series of the hit ITV1 show.
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