France’s Bayeux Tapestry to close to public for two years
Following the news that the Pompidou Centre is closing for five years, another famous French attraction is shutting down for ...
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Bayeux Tapestry: A 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's victory and King Harold's grisly death
The tapestry depicts key moments in history from 1064 to 1066 — mainly the struggle between Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon king, and William ... giving his crown to Harold, but historians disagree ...
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Bayeux Tapestry: A 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's victory and King Harold's grisly death
This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror ...
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Lost site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry is DISCOVERED after 900 years: Archaeologists pinpoint the residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England
The Bayeux Tapestry famously narrates the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 when William, Duke of Normandy, challenged Harold for the throne. The Tapestry culminates in Williams's victory at ...
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Medieval house owned by a king ‘lost’ to time in the UK. Now, it’s been discovered
It narrowly escaped being cut to scraps ... is depicted twice in the Bayeux Tapestry, which famously narrates the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 when William, Duke of Normandy, challenged ...
How a royal loo helped track down the lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king.
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Why should I care about 1066?
Led by William ... the Bayeux Tapestry is a 70m-long embroidered cloth and vital historical source. After the death of English King, Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson was crowned king ...