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Agatha Christie & Max Mallowan in London
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Summary
Agatha Christie, the ‘queen of crime’ and the best-selling author of all time, also went by the title Lady Mallowan and had a deep passion for archaeology. Her second marriage was to Max Mallowan, a famous British archaeologist who she met during a visit to the excavations at Ur, near Baghdad. During their life together, Agatha accompanied Max to several of his excavations in the Middle East. Here, she gained inspirations for some of her most popular novels such as Murder in Mesopotamia and her autobiographical account Come, Tell Me How You Live where she wrote about her experiences on excavations and travels in Syria and Iraq in the 1930s. This tour sheds light on, on the one hand the archaeological work of Max Mallowan with finds from his excavations on display in the British Museum, and on the other hand, Agatha Christie’s life in London viewing some of the places she lived at, worked at or used as inspiration for settings in her books.
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Today's Price
£645
Benefit from this limited time offer:
- Pay a low deposit of £99, was £250.
Single supplement: £225
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Meet your Experts
Peter Berridge
Guide Lecturer
Peter has published on a range of archaeological subjects including prehistoric stone tools and Norman castles. He has worked on excavations in Britain, Gibraltar and Morocco. His particular passion is the study of Colchester Castle.
Your itinerary
Day 1 - London
This afternoon, we meet in our hotel in London. Before dinner, there will be an introduction lecture on Max Mallowan and Agatha Christie, their lives and archaeological adventures together, and the inspiration it provided for Agatha’s novels.
| Hotel | Grange Beauchamp Hotel |
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| Meals included | Dinner |
Day 2 - British Museum
We spend all day in the British Museum viewing the finds from Max Mallowan’s excavations in the Near East, in Syria and Iraq, especially from his work at Nimrud including some of the beautiful ivory carvings recovered from the site, the two colossal winged human-headed lions that flanked an entrance to the royal palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BC) and the gigantic standing lion that stood at the entrance to the nearby Temple of Ishtar. There are also spectacular finds from other sites including the reconstructed gates of Balawat excavated by Max Mallowan in 1956.
| Hotel | Grange Beauchamp Hotel |
|---|---|
| Meals included | All meals included |
Day 3 - London
During our last morning together, we stroll through London and view some of the places associated with Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan such as Cresswell Place and Sheffield Terrace where they lived at different times. Some of the locations used in her novels will also be passed by and pointed out such as the Hyde Park Tube Station which was the scene of murder in The Man in the Brown Suit.
| Meals included | Breakfast |
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Tour dates & prices
Included in your cost:
- Expert Guide Lecturer
- Local travel aboard a private air-conditioned coach
- Meals as per the itinerary, tea or coffee with dinner
- Accommodation
- Entries to all sites as per the itinerary
- All taxes & gratuities
- Field notes
| Tour Departure | Tour ID | Departure date | Return Date | Guided by | Price | Deposit | Single Supp. | Availability |
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| 18 May 2021 | AANM210518 | 18 May 2021 (Tuesday) | 20 May 2021 (Thursday) | Peter Berridge | £675 (ex. flights) |
£99 |
£235 | Book Now |
| 9 August 2021 | AANM210809 | 9 August 2021 (Monday) | 11 August 2021 (Wednesday) | Peter Berridge | £645 (ex. flights) |
£99 |
£225 | Book Now |
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