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Curses With Substance Tied to Hope Diamond and Tutankhamen Tomb
The article traces famed curses linked to the Hope Diamond and the Tutankhamen tomb. It recounts thefts, deaths, and misfortune among owners and explorers, including Madame de Montespan, Evelyn McLean, Lord Carnarvon, and Howard Carter, plus insurers facing huge losses and doctors puzzled by illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uberuc
Lappe
Hope
Sid
Pharoah
Tuan Khamen
Burma
Jean Tavernier
Taverner
Lol XIV
Cisseli
Tavernier
Nia
Loula
Madame ‘‘c Montespan
Lihey
Princess de Lamballe
St. Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
London
Henry Hope
Francis Pelham Clinton Hu
Simon Mutharides
Sultan Abdul-Hamid
Elf
Abdul
Evelyn Walsh
Lean
Wingrat
Evelyn
McLean
New York
Harry Winston
Robert Beltzer
Winston
Hester
Carter
Pharoah Tutankhamen
Tutankhames
Howard Carter
Lord Carnarvon
England
Tutankhamen
George J. Gould
Woolf Joel
Carnarvon
Nile
Joel
Arthur E. P Weigall
H. G. Evelyn White
Paul Casanova
College de France
Paris
Richard Bethell
Lord Carmarvon
Albert M Lythgoe
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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