Archaeologists have weaved elaborate tales of intrigue and deceit about the death at age 19 of Egypt’s fabled boy king Tutankhamen, with theories that include poisoning by his regent, Aye, and a ...

Mysteries of King Tut: What we still don't know. Even a century after his tomb's discovery, questions still linger over the teenage pharaoh's life, loves, successors, and death.

Tut was considered a minor king and very little was known about him until archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his riches-filled tomb in 1922, at which point Tut became an international celebrity.

Tut's successor, Aye, was an old family retainer and only ruled for four years. He too left no heir. Next up was Horemheb, a military general. And oddly enough, he and his wife had no children either.

The Egyptian team still does not know precisely how the 19-year-old king died, about 1323 B.C. ... Aye succeeded Tut, married his widow and possibly killed her.

A linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut, who, research indicates, likely died of complications from a broken leg and malaria. (Nov. 4, 2007). Credit: AP ...

King Tut's treasures, in America for the last time 04:23. ... "But they failed miserably, because few people have heard of King Ay, and the name of King Tut is essentially immortal." ...

Tut has a couple of holdovers from his father’s reign to help guide him in matters of state: the Machiavellian vizier, Ay (Kingsley), who seems cut from the same cartoonish cloth as “Aladdin ...

After learning that her husband/brother is dead, Queen Ankhe wastes no time agreeing to marry her real love, Tut's best friend Ka, despite almost being talked into marrying the Grand Vizier Ay who ...

The paintings in Tut’s tomb portray them as a loving pair, and the fact that their unborn children were mummified is unusual. Says King: “These are signs of a close family unit.” This leaves Ay.

Was Tut’s tomb—smaller than would have been proper for a pharaoh—originally intended for Ay, who would succeed the boy king after his premature death and claim the bigger space? Yes, says ...

However, Tut died unexpectedly at the age of 19, in 1324 B.C., which meant that he needed to be buried quickly. The tomb was discovered a century ago by British archaeologist Howard Carter.