Ancient Egypt in the New Kingdom (1567-1085BC) was at it's peak. This text tells the story of this period in history: the temples and tombs at Karnak, Thebes, and the Valley of the Kings; the Biblical Exodus; the invention of the first clock; and the first female ruler in her own right.

(, New edition)

This is a work of social history, covering the period 1550-1070 BC: not only the grand story of New Kingdom Pharoahs, but the story of ordinary people who lived and died as Egypt struggled to found her Empire. Joyce Tyldesley breathes life into evidence that has largely been preserved in Egypt's archaeological remains.