This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in ...

It was commissioned to mark William the Conqueror's victory over Harold Godwinson. Tapestries are wonderful works of art woven on a loom. The famous Bayeux Tapestry, however, is an embroidery made ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot-long linen cloth crafted in the eleventh century, depicts scenes from William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and his defeat of Harold Godwinson, England’s ...

The historical saga of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is chronicled across the 230-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry, one of the most amazing yet mysterious art historical marvels of all time.

Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey. In 1066, William the Conqueror led the Norman Invasion of England, ...

were portrayed at the time in a magnificent tapestry commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, William's half-brother. In a superb piece of programme-making, Radio 4 has brought the Bayeux Tapestry to ...

Sally: Here we are, William the Conqueror - born in 1028 ... The teacher could show a picture of the Bayeux Tapestry and explain that 1000 years ago, many people could not read, so people told ...

Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey. In 1066, William the Conqueror led the Norman Invasion of England, ...