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Howard Carter was born in London on the 9th May 1874. He was brought to Swaffham when he was a young boy (probably due to ill health).
His father, who was also a great artist, visited many large country houses in the local area in order to paint pictures of the owner's animals. One such house was Didlington Hall (home to Lord Amherst of Hackney, a noted collector of Egyptian Artifacts). It was here that Howard Carter developed his love of the history of Egypt.
At the age of 17, in 1892, Lord Amherst’s wife recommended Howard to a friend of hers who needed someone to record Egyptian monuments.
In 1899, his experience and ability enabled him to become the First Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt for the Egyptian Antiquities Service (this means that he looked after ancient Egyptian stuff).
In 1907 he was asked to work with the Earl of Carnarvon (or Lord Carnarvon). And the rest, as they say, is history.
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