DNA now confirms the mummy to be a son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye—known to be the parents of Akhenaten—and the father of King Tut. The end of Akhenaten's reign is cloaked in confusion—a ...

King Tut’s skeleton has been dismantled and stuck back together, photographed and x-rayed, had CT scans and DNA tests. But do we now know how he died? Click on the theories and decide for yourself.

DNA analysis of King Tut's body revealed the oldest known genetic proof of malaria. Researchers believe this illness, combined with other health issues, contributed to his untimely death at just ...

Their dynasty ended in 1700 with the death of Charles II, a king so riddled with health ... The physical problems faced by Charles and the pharaoh Tutankhamun, the son of siblings, point to ...