We know more about the ruling dynasties of Egypt from their deaths than their lives, with their magnificent tombs telling the story, and some have gone down in history more for their riches than their achievements.

Some pharaohs and queens waged war to stabilise the empire and instituted ambitious building programmes and cultural development for Egyptian society. Others decreed themselves gods and demanded to be worshipped.

Find out how one of the youngest pharaohs strove to repair the excesses of his father and became the most famous of all Egyptian rulers. Then discover how the most celebrated Egyptian queen that ever lived suffered an infamous and tragic end.