In its 331-year association with Highclere Castle, the Carnarvon family has survived such perils as war, political intrigue and even the curse of Tutankhamun without ever losing its grip on its ancestral home. Now composer, Lord Lloyd-Webber, who lives just a few miles from Hampshire’s grandest stately home, has said he would like to buy it to house his £100 million art collection after the Carnarvons announced they needed to find £11.75m for essential repairs.
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Ancient Egypt at Highclere Castle: Lord Carnarvon and the search for Tutankhamun
The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen [Tutankhamen]: Discovered By the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter. Volumes I and II
Five Years Explorations at Thebes; Being a Record of Work done 1907-1911 by the Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter. With Chapters by F. Ll. Griffith, George Legrain, George Möller, Percy E. Newberry and Wilhelm Spiegelberg.
The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Discovered By the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, Vol 2
Carnarvon And Carter
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