Following the news that the Pompidou Centre is closing for five years, another famous French attraction is shutting down for ...

France’s Bayeux Tapestry will be closed to the public for two years whilst the museum housing it undergoes a €38m renovation.

King Harold II, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The Bayeux Tapestry is a fascinating slice of history, both visual and textual,” she said in an email. “The Battle of Hastings and the resultant Norman Conquest is seen as a key turning point in ...

2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings.

Harold, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. His Bosham residence was depicted twice in the tapestry, but the remnants of the ...

Now the famous, rambunctious feast scene in the Bayeux Tapestry, two years before King Harold was brutally killed at the Battle of Hastings, has been located by archaeologists. Experts can now ...

Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king.

Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an astonishingly long and beautifully made work of art, chronicles the 1066 Battle of Hastings. The approximately 230-foot-long tapestry is displayed in a dark ...

The Bayeux Tapestry culminates in William’s victory in the Battle of Hastings. However, earlier artwork from the time also depicts that Bosham was where Harold enjoyed a feast in an extravagant ...

What it is: A roll of linen cloth with wool embroidery depicting scenes from the 11th century Where it is from: Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy, France When it was made: The late 11th century Related ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is a fascinating slice of history, both visual and textual,” she said in an email. “The Battle of Hastings and the resultant Norman Conquest is seen as a key turning point ...