Ramesses IV

Ramesses IV was a pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty who succeeded Ramesses III after the harem conspiracy. Ramesses IV held the title of pharaoh. Ramesses IV belonged to Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt.

He expanded quarrying and building projects and sought to emphasise legitimate succession, though Egypt’s resources and international position continued to weaken. Ramesses IV belonged to the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt and operated within Ancient Egypt.

In Pauline Gedge’s House of Dreams, Thu, the intelligent daughter of a village midwife, attracts the attention of the physician Hui and leaves Aswat to be trained in medicine, etiquette and the arts of the royal court. Her beauty and ambition eventually carry her into the household of Ramesses III, where access to the pharaoh promises influence but makes every private choice politically dangerous. In Pauline Gedge’s House of Illusions, the box contains the account of Thu’s life and threatens men who have prospered by concealing their part in the conspiracy against Ramesses III. General Paiis sends Kamen south with an assassin, forcing him to protect Thu while investigating his own uncertain parentage.