A TITANIC VOYAGE...
1,881 views · Published 20 August 2009 · 0:30 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: DRLibby · 2009 · Education
TITANIC Conspiracy theories: "The Titanic's mummy curse is an urban legend, possibly based on the Princess of Amen-Ra who lived in 1050 B.C. According to legend, after her discovery in the 1890s in Egypt, the purchaser of the mummy ran into serious misfortune. The mummy was then reportedly donated to the British Museum where it supposedly continued to cause mysterious problems for visitors and staff. The mummy was eventually purchased by journalist William Thomas Stead, who dismissed the claims of a curse as quirks of circumstance. The legend claims that he arranged for the mummy to be hidden under the body of his car for fear that it would not be taken aboard the Titanic because of its reputation. He reportedly revealed to other passengers the presence of the mummy the night before the accident." "One of the most controversial nd complex theories was put forward by Robin Gardiner in his book, Titanic: The Ship That Never Sank? In it, Gardiner draws on several events and coincidences that occurred in the months, days, and hours leading up to the sinking of the Titanic, and concludes that the ship that sank was in fact the Titanic's sister-ship RMS Olympic, disguised as the Titanic, as an insurance scam."
