The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

Hatshepsut - the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne - 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. 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. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut ascended to the rank of pharaoh in an elaborate coronation ceremony that set the tone for her spectacular reign as co-regent with Thutmose III, the infant king whose mother she out-maneuvered for a seat on the throne. A master strategist, Hatshepsut successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt's most prolific building periods.

• | Author: Kara Cooney
• | Publisher: Broadway Books
• | Publication Date: October 13, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0307956776
• | ISBN-13: 9780307956774