![]() ![]() Her failure to produce a male heir was ultimately the twist of fate that paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. Hatshepsut-the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt’s throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty-was born into a privileged position in the royal household, and she was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. The Woman Who Would be King Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Crown Publishing Group, October 2014 Author(s): Kathlyn (Kara) CooneyĪn engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. ![]()
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