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Chalk Up Another “Go Us!” for History Students: Henry Cavill. 

This weekend the spotlight is firmly on Henry Cavill, the British actor starring in the new Superman reboot. As many interesting facts emerge about the Man of Steel, there is one side of Cavill that may intrigue history students and mythology enthusiasts. Apparently in school Cavill’s focus was on ancient history, specifically Egyptology. 

In a 2011 interview after the release of The Immortals, Cavill told San Francisco Chronicle reporter Michael Ordoña:

“In school I had an interest in ancient history and Egyptology in particular,” he says in a mildly rough-shaded outside-of-London accent. “There was a historical fiction writer named Christian Jacq who wrote a series of books, sort of Egyptology-based, and I really enjoyed them. I thought, ‘If I’m going to study something, why not make it something I really enjoy?’ The idea was to get a degree in ancient history or Egyptology and have the armed forces sponsor me through university. And join the armed forces afterward.”

The author Cavill discussed, Christian Jacq, has actually written over fifty books, including popular historical fiction and many nonfiction books. He is more known for his five-book series on Ramses II, has a doctorate in Egyptian Studies and his wife founded the Ramses Institution, which is a foundation dedicated to preserving ancient archaeological sites. 

In an interview with Teen Hollywood, Cavill said, “I’ve always been a fan of stories from mythology and history.  As a kid, I enjoyed reading it and growing up with it.” He also compares the treatment of comic book superheroes, such as Superman, to the treatment of ancient mythological gods and goddesses: “What mythology is and the tales of heroes are is a set of ideals represented by individuals. In Superman it’s a very clear ideal. With the Greek myth characters, it’s a bit more circumspect. They have a lot more in the way of flaws. There are obviously similarities because these characters are representatives of what the ideals are.”

 

It seems many students and lovers of history exist in entertainment, from Martha Stewart to Sean Astin and Sacha Baren Cohen. Now historians can add one more to the list with Henry Cavill. 

Commence Severe Dramaturg Girl Boner.

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