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- Bettany Hughes: Uncovering Ancient Egypt
Bettany Hughes: Uncovering Ancient Egypt
Date:
16 November 2026Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8FT
About this event
Step into the golden sands of Ancient Egypt with award-winning historian Bettany Hughes as she brings the land of the pharaohs vividly to life. With over 50 documentaries seen by 250 million viewers worldwide and bestselling books including The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and Venus & Aphrodite, she has devoted 25 years to transforming ancient history into captivating storytelling.
Bettany will reveal how Ancient Egypt's innovations in medicine, mathematics, engineering and governance laid the foundations for our modern world, in this talk lasting 1 hour 50 minutes including an interval.
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