Who Were The Lost Queens Of Ancient Egypt? | Egypt's Lost Queens | Absolute History
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- Historian, Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt. Perhaps unassumed by most, the ancient Egyptians were unique in their attitude to sexual equality with women holding the title of ‘Pharaoh’ no fewer than 18 times, while there were also female doctors, tutors, prime ministers and priestesses. Focusing on women of royalty such as Pharaoh Hatshepsut and Queen Nefertari, as well as women of high profession such as Lady Peseshat, the earliest female doctor known to the world, Fletcher reveals an ancient civilization unparalleled in its sexual equality.
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This woman is iconic! Not only for bringing ancient Egyptian women's stories to all of us but also for her confidence, air, intelligence, poise and outright fabulousness!
Matty, No one wants to milk a monkey. Be tough my brother.❤️Lice you. ❤️❤️
@@FatLowlee I don't think that translates as well as you think it did to English
@@GoldLove21 hahaha, yeah.
@Albeit Einschtien I think she should change her hair also. Just like the heathen changed the color of the Africans to this caucasian. Cleopatra was not white and that was not her name. Read and KNOW 1 Maccabees 3:48. But start from the beginning and understand why this book was removed from the Bible. A story of your dark history of raping, pillaging, hanging, every deplorable thing that you can imagine, conquering, and the whitewashing of mine
@Albeit Einschtien you are correct, she wasn't white
She was AFRAICAN, Remember the Caucasian rule one drop of Afraican blood, you're BLACK
"the pyramids of egypt where as old to the roman empire as the roman empire is to us today"
well thats something to think about
Scare League the better thing to think is that cleopatra is as old to us as the pyramids were to her. Can you even imagine what thoughts of pride must come across the leader of a 2000 year old nation based on the idea of everlasting life
Cleopatra lived closer to man landing on the moon than the pyramids being built. Another thing to ponder
Actually it was older to them than they are to us by about 500 years.
Yeah Pyramids of Egypt were already ancient during the Roman Empire. OMG.
🤣😭😂🤣😭😂 Anything to make up words.
Dr. Fletcher is excellent in taking us back to know these incredible women in history!
Love her
Must have been so impressive seeing what the area was like in the days of ancient Egypt, the temples bustling with life and the long gone markets.
Ian Luquis Rivera i think, at least at first, watching the pyramids being built might be a little hard to watch because of the slavery involved in their construction
You'll also see the clear abuse of men because of slavery and abuse of power.
@Gi Gi There's been evidence found that shows attendance logs and workers taking days off even for hangovers! I doubt they would let slaves do that. It's interesting to see how history gets twisted through the years.
Kate D as an Egyptian, who’s been there more recently, I can tell you that the markets aren’t long gone. Also, the temples typically are bustling, particularly when tourism is at its height.
Dr. Fletcher gives me Miss Frizzle & the Magic School Bus vibes and i love it.
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I agree
Yes!!! Would love to be in her class
I remember reading about Hatshepsut when I was 13 & thinking “This is a badass women”. I was in aw of her strength & intelligence. her story would make for a good, women empowering drama🤔
Big 🧢
I remember reading a japanese manga entitled Blue Eye of Horus, which telling the story of Queen Hatshepsut (Her journey to rise to power) that still ongoing.
Thank you for saying the name of who this video is about
Dr. Fletcher has really demonstrated the emotion and importance of these great women, how they not only managed to serve their beloved country but to also embody the meaning of self-worth and power in an ancient time is really incredible.
I appreciate the content of this documentary and the way Dr. Fletcher tells the story of each of these women; this is as close as I’ll ever get to feeling like I’m a student at Hogwarts
she has big molly weasley energy
@@CosaNostra428 💗💗💗
Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell. I'm a Christian. Most Christians hate witchcraft and don't want their children studying it. The Christians I grew up with hated and feared strong female leaders. Any woman that challenged their patriarchal society was labelled, shamed and ostracized. They called us sluts, witches, crazy, lazy, stinky, stupid, weird, and lesbians.
Lauren Acarino l started going through comments hoping to read sm like this, faith in humanity restored!
@@heidimiller642 Very Interesting ...I Dream One Day i Could Visit ...So Awesome n Amazing place ...Thank You For Sharing
The Cairo museum was overwhelming. Egypt is still one of the most incredible countries I have ever been to.
What other countries have you been to?
I'm AMAZED. I knew about Hatshepsut, but GEEZ, the other three queens blew my mind too. And the way Arsinoe paid homage to them by representing them in her crown! I loved it. What a way to say "they are present in me".
Q U E E N ! (literally haha)
I really love the visual of her hands in front of the dark suit (bless her for wearing black in the desert!).
Yeah, not a great choice of color there...
True goth to the end
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WEAR BLACK IN THE DESERT? NOT TRYING TO OFFEND OR BE IGNORANT, I JUST SINCERELY WANT TO KNOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE WAYS OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODESSES. )
@@susanhowe163 I believe black colour and high temps do not bode well.
Her suit is fairly loose and flowing, which makes it cooler than a more tightly fitting white suit. Also, she's very knowledgeable about Egypt in particular, so I'm sure this isn't her first go round with it
We need documentaries on Ancient Egypt's other unsung female pharaohs-Merneith, Sobekneferu and Tawosret- they were just as influential as the four awesome ladies Dr. Fletcher focuses on here.
Any you recommend watching after this one?
I would like to know where to go to find more on these woman as well.
@@peachbunni3 I highly recommend reading Kara Cooney's book "Six Queens" in which Merneith, Sobekneferu and Tawosret are discussed and focused on.
@@neoandroid8586 If you have not seen the documentary "Women Pharaohs" I highly recommend watching it.
When you see that perm, you already know.
not sure whats with the outfit tho
Lol yeaass!!!
@@seeglines I guess anything's possible. But my comment was also lighthearted because she makes every documentary better which is why seeing her hair is so reassuring.
@@seeglines The color though! Unknown in nature! I hope she gets her rosacea treated, too.
debbibowen ugh. Unasked for observations and opinions of other’s health and visual appeal are gauche
Something to remember... small bronze statues of a body which have been found, and show features on the face and elaborately decorated hair and detailed hands and feet, but stick figure limbs and trunk, would have been dressed in beautiful or meaningful scaled down clothing. :)
Joann is one of my favorite archaeologist, Her passion comes through in every endeavor.
I want this lady to be my aunt.. she seems so cool LOL.
I was in luxor at the temple of hatshepsut and at the carnac temple in 2017! It was magnificent!!
I love this woman with all of my heart
She wanted to glow to the gods before the becca highliter
🤣🤣🤣🤣
A most enlightening documentary.
It takes guts to be a redhead in Egypt.
Why is that?
@@tgrady2570 redheads are extremely vulnerable to sunlight
@@tgrady2570 If I recall my readings correctly, red hair was thought to be a sign of evil.
Anastasia Olson i believe both tend to be true in a large majority of egypt, which in its own way adds some credence to the original statement of the size of the hostess’s balls in the documentary to be a redhead in egypt.
Anastasia Olson Nephilim offspring were red heads with double rows of teeth
I absolutely love Joann Fletcher most ever entertaining historian . Thank you Joann .
immediately wanted to smell Hatshepsut's perfume lol
The story telling of Dr. Fletcher is so clearly spoken that while I listen to her, I can feel and see all about. I cannot stop until its done.
Fletcher: "Might look like a hole in the ground, but this is where it all began."
Me: *singing* The tree in a hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grows all around, all around
The green grass grows all around
I literally scrolled down and read your comment at the PRECISE MOMENT that she said those words! 😲😲😲
@@deathwrenchcustom Is it that noticeable that I'm a teacher? 😁
Why arent Nefertiti, Meritaten, and Ankhesenamun featured here?
Forgotten
Because this was about the forgetten women, those 3 are farelly known still
You may want to check this book out,
Hermetically Sealed in One Ordinary Part 1. Available on Amazon.
I think it's because these three are pretty known
I had never heard of the four women in this documentary when I did Egyptian history
Absolutely FANTASTIC documentary, I wish there were as many good historians/journalists like her - you can feel her fascination and excitement! Automatically subscribed, hope to see more good documentaries like this!
I had my CC on auto-generate and it interpreted Khufu as Cool Fool, lol
"Ramses himself was accurately described as a giant planet jupiter; brilliant at a distance. But essentially a ball of gas"
i laughed so hard!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh so did I!!🤣🤣
Love it that the women are all (a lot) smarter in politics and economics than the guys.
That's why theyve always feared us and tried to keep us down
@Milo Yossarian LMFAOOOOOOOOO GTFO THESE WOMEN WOULD SPIT ON YOU....
@Milo Yossarian lol how dumb. Off course not, I wish I could be this badass but I'm definitely not the type. Doesnt mean I dont support them and doesnt mean I'm not annoyed at people like you, who would have talked down to them just as you talk down to me
@Milo Yossarian I agree with you Milo came here to learn about some inspirational history of a few women of power. I think feminism exists to stupify the rest of the female popualtion!
@Milo Yossarian 👍
The Land of Punt is the Punt Pwene or Punta Panay, in Ophir. She had many golds of Ophir and it was excavated. I love this Queen Hapshetsut. She was the trade partner of Queen Maniwangtiwang of Punta Panay. Real history is amazing. I don't know where they get Ophir is in Yemen. Hell NO. Btw, I am from Ophir.
Extraordinarily put and very well done! It has taken me many years and sources to accumulate what you have summarized! My sincere thanks!
24:28 ...a sacred garage... priceless.
So interesting! But that black suit in the Egyptian desert 🌵!!!!
I am far too important to walk around.
I’m just gonna go around in a wheelie chair
Is it possible she was too sick to walk?
@MsBizzyGurl don't they still say that today?
_“Arsinoe persuaded her younger brother, the Pharaoh, to marry her.”_
i’m sorry, wha-
Also, the constant inbreeding was the reason for their elongated skulls. They thought it was simply a look only royalty had, which was true, to a point, as royals were the only ones practicing dynasties of inbreeding.
Her family tree was about as straight as possible.
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@@Mirokuofnite oh.... my.... god... that is seriously fucked up.....
And the inbreeding was why many of them had illnesses and deformities. Check out King Tut's real story, about his deformities and his genetic issues which made him ill, which was why he didn't have a long life expectancy. They hid their deformities and infirmaries (in artwork and histories) because it would have made them look human or less than god-like.
Dr.Fletcher is AMAZING!! Love the way she's so animated and so into what she talking about👌👏
I wish I could go back in time and talk to these amazing women!
@Gi Gi document cinta muslim biar Indonesia yg tanggung jawab mereka
Have ALWAYS always been fascinated and loved anything about ancient Egypt.Love the stories of pharaohs and valley of the Kings love these videos
I have only seen one other of your shows and it only took me 2 minutes of this show to recognize your voice it is so pleasant to listen to thank you very much
Visited Cairo last year. It was one of the most amazing experinces ! To see the pyramids in person and visit the Cairo museum and see the Nile river. I'm obsessed 😍
Tbh i dont even think i would care about the pyramids 🤣🤣 i would do everything to go down those strairs, of each tumb, the whole time 🤣🤣
As soon as you tell us that Khufu was entombed in the great pyramid, everything else is, unfortunately tainted.
Love these informative and entertaining videos that are made so by this wonderful lady. She brings a passion that shows in her great narrative.
Dr. Fletcher - you are awesome. Entire episode is captivating and informative!
I would give _anything_ to be able to visit the tombs of ancient Egypt and see them firsthand. I can't imagine what it must be like.
I love that she shows that women were rulers so capable so long ago where we think women have not had rights for so long. We women lost our way is the truth.
I can feel your passion in this Dr. Fletcher.
I hope Nefertari's tomb was all her cause she was so loved by her husband. ❤ Great documentary. I haven't been to Egypt since I was little and seeing all the sights again through Dr Fletchers eyes is so much more compelling.
Thank you for sharing.
By the way, Women ruled Africa for thousands of years and didn’t change until recent times - meaning after Arab’s influence and colonialism- though Mother still remains an iconic figure in today’s even broken societies of Africa.
It’s like we’re invisible and only want to look in the outside.
And very successful women as well. There is a story of colonialist British officials who were taken aback by hordes of successful business women in parts of Southern Nigeria, who had their work-men at their beck and call. The colonialists started poisoning the minds of the men that worked under these women, that how could they as men be subjects of women.
Once you learn about the history of the pyramids you will see how Khufu's pyramid was one of the greatest flex moves in history
I was sent here from an Overtly Sarcastic Productions Greece/Rome/Persia/Egypt rabbit hole. In other words, the CZcams algorithm is actually working for once. I loved this piece, and it's criminal how unknown these great women are outside of history nerd circles. Now may a new rabbit hole commence!
The long forgotten queens of Egypt: Hatshepsut ... Screech to a halt. What?
I learned about her in History at 5th or 6th grade. I'm Scandinavian so very fare from Egypt. She is absolutely not forgotten here.
well more forgotten than some other names like Cleopatra, and even a far away place from Egypt may be more tolerant and willing to teach the history of powerful women than others.
Not anywhere else, but it's the popular narrative, so it's what everyone plays to. Not at all a bad thing, really.
@@KP-wg6by uh what?
I love how the women in this show speaks very well arabic such respect for the culture fit person for the right show
That was wonderful, thank you Joann.
Thank you for this ❤️
I feel all the great women each individually encompassed the political mind and knowledge of 100 male rulers. All of them are worth idealising.
Priyanka Tanwar your butt stinks
@@adammoore7059 nice to know
1:27 No ancient Egypt was a society where women had more rights than they do today in a lot of countries
This was a great documentary
thank you. i really enjoyed this video about those Queens!
She sounds a lot like Daphne from Frazier, whose name I'm too lazy to find out, and I think she did a great job here. I learned a lot.
Jane leeves, i think daphne's real name! Lol
Manchester accent
DO NOT TRUST A CHANNEL WITH A FALSE THUMBNAIL FOR ITS VIDEO.
Completely intriguing!
Love this host. And the scenery
I love her theory as to why Ramses isn’t shown in her tomb. 👍😂
Joann Fletcher,female Indiana Jones....plus being a badass dressed in black under the egyptian sun.
BBC has a real documentary on the kingdom Kush. The Black Pharaohs who ruled that land before the Greek invasion. A real authentic documentary.
@Memphis Girgis Atrees ⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ do you understand Egypt is a Greek name the original name is kemet. Let me make it clear to you European history only goes back seventy thousand years. You are no part of the Nubians the people of kush the Ethiopians.. the people of the Nile. North African never been White. They invaded kemet named it Egypt so my friend Egypt was never white / black.you don't even have skin melanin to be the original people of that land.
such a cool video with lots of interesting facts and information
I think if they could take 3D lasers over the Desert they'd be surprised what they'd fine buried under the sand.
Women then had decent rights, and it was okay for them to go topless in public, no coincidence I think. #freethenipple
Ancient Persian women had pretty okay rights for the times, but I certainly wouldn't want to be a Greek lady in that time.
Literally nobody gives a shit about you or women’s rights idiot
Depends ... Some regions women were better off, Africa too had regions where women were better off.
@@VizlesRS oh fuck off. Go take your misogyny elsewhere. It's the 21st century, we have no place for people like you anymore ✌
Alana Dunn belladonna1771 oh no not and angry woman oh no no no
@@VizlesRS and that right there is why you sleep with your right hand every night
that was great presentation. awesome kingdom
love this!
The queen in the thumbnail looks SO 1930's Hollywood.
😂😂😂
Thumbnail is fine.
I am Egyptian and i approve it.
@@GORO911 inaccurate to what they'd actually look like 🙂 but sure, ok...because the white washed Hollywood is so muh better right?
@@Rockolovesbones
Not concerned with the "hollywood whitewashing bla bla bla" bullshit.
I am Egyptian and I approve the thumbnail.
It is accurate to how they actually looked like.
@@GORO911 no the fuck it's not 😂 but go off dumbass
I had a manager who named her daughter Isis long before the terrorist group was a thing. And not enough kids know Egyptian mythology and only know about the terrorist group. So I guess she was harassed a lot in school. Any mythology has fascinated me. Egyptian, Norse, Greek. I played age of mythology when I was young and that game was sick.
Noxa9876 Unfortunately this beautiful Ancient Egyptian name was assigned to a terrorist group recently. It’s a common name for girls particular Copts. In Arabic they are refereed to as “Daesh” , so maybe just use that .
💚Good info thank you✌💚
It's good to see her back again...
id love to see the ad depict the real color of these queens .
Great documentary. But I would have loved to see something about Nefertiti also.
Probably too well known for this particular piece. There are some really good Nefertiti videos on CZcams, though. You have to navigate through a bunch of ancient aliens garbage, but it's there.
Did y’all miss the whole section about Nefertiti?
@@bohemianlilac did you miss the part where it was neferTARI and not NeferTITI.
Enter "Nefertiti Joann Fletcher" in the youtube search area. It's really good, and Hawass is an ass. Joann is certain she discovered Nefertiti's tomb, Hawass said "Oh no you din't!!!" ... he was a big bully and banned her from doing any more research in Egypt, then he "left" his post and the ban was lifted.
Amazing history.....
Very interesting, very much liked seeing ancient & modern day Egypt 🤗👍
I love learning about black people in history🥰❤️❤️
But... like... Egyptians aren’t typically black... they have a darker skin tone, but not black..... there’s clips of Egyptian people in the video and they’re not black.
I hate to burst your bubble but technically Egyptian’s aren’t black, well they did have darker toned skin they were simply Egyptian . It was it’s own race. But i also agree with you poc history let alone black history is extremely important and magnificent!
I love learning about my melaninated , nappy headed wig -wearing gods of ancient Egypt❤️ #blackhistory
@It is what it is TUH yes while they are white washing history by a lot Cleopatra was a real egyptian and you cant prove anything because we didn’t live back then. Egyptians are of african dissent they are technically not black as to why we call them egyptians because they made their own culture
@@liyaaa4879 you dumb
Thank you for this great video! In regards to the Sun I have a message I would like to share with everyone. This may sound a bit out there, but it's true and if you try, you will see. If you sing to the Sun of love and thanks, the Sun will answer you with stronger healing rays. It is truly miraculous, divine. The more you do, the more you will see, our life giving, LIVING light. Thank you again. With light and love always..
Love the Egyptian artistic paintings, statues, other cool stuff, they are so pretty and creative. :)
thank you
I'm living for this elder goth host
this was way before the europians came
This was so nice to watch! I absolutely love to listen to extraordinary women talking about other extraordinary women! At some points I even got some asmr from the chill and intelligent way she would speak hahahah
I really like this professor
51:09 does the word “brother-husband” disturb anyone else, like I felt a shiver go down my spine 🤢
I mean, it's 2020 and we still make celebrities out of Sister-Wives, so... 😂
@@TheNeonParadox yeah, but at least with sister-wives they are not actually related
@@biscuitolivaismyname1994 I know, but I would have lost sleep had I NOT made the joke. 😉
@@TheNeonParadox makes sense, it made me laugh so hard lol🤣
It's not quite the same, but the Pandauva Brothers from the Mahabharata all had the same wife, Draupadi - so technically they were all brother husbands that weren't related XD
Yas Queen!
Your butt stinks
@@adammoore7059 Thank you Captain Obvious...
Anita Ares your butt stinks
See what people missed out on when they don't study history in all forms there is always someone new to get to know
After reading the manga Anatolia, a war between Hittites and reign of Nefertari. some ways are interconnected. so nice
I find it extremely sad, how womens rights were so great in history or Egypt (when compared, what they were in most parts of the world back then) and are so non-existent in todays Egypt! The Egypt certainly has lost it’s glory over time and now mostly has it’s glorious history to look back on. 😔
It seems like politics and religion screw up many cultures..
@Jay You said " If you can dismiss something without ever having checked it thoroughly then you are blindly and haphazardly crippling yourself to your own demise."
Yep you are .
@ Egyptians were Africans.
@@a.r.tavares1322 Egyptians were more european than modern egyptians are
@@zuldo8577 Really? What do you base your assumption upon?
I love this video. I feel like we need more powerful women representation!
Also, goodjob on your Egyptian Arabic! You did such a good job. 👍👏
The amount of commercial markers deterred me from watching
Im only saying this so you're aware that it might be happening with more people than just me
You know there are apps and ad blockers you can use to skip commercials, right (usually only after 5 seconds, though)?
This afro is giving life!!!!!
I agree, I had a natural one just like it when I was 50 years younger, just darker.
Amazing 👌👍😊👍
I dont understand which channel is the original one, because I saw this documentary and others in other cannels too (?)
I'm sorry, I love her and this series but everytime she says Hetepheres, I expect her to go Heteepepepeh.
looks to me like Nefetari is practicing witchcraft while her husband commits murder and not playing cheerleader
Normal ^^ ignorants will see what they see and doesnt matter whats actually being shown