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

Now housed in the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in Normandy, France, the Bayeux Tapestry is considered a rare example of secular Romanesque art, similar in its narrative style to a cartoon strip.

You might ask why on earth would you make a stop to see a tapestry when Camembert cheese, hard cider and the rolling Normandy hills are beckoning? Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an ...

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

Harold, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry ... the university says Bosham was where Harold dined before sailing to France. "The Tapestry culminates in Williams’s victory at Hastings ...

Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an intricate illustration of the ...

Even if you can't recall the particulars of the story it tells, you're likely familiar with the Bayeux Tapestry, which ...

Napoleon - under the impression France was about to invade and conquer Britain - had the tapestry temporarily moved to Paris for display 1870: The tapestry is removed from Bayeux once again during ...

Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an ... in an extravagant hall before setting sail to France and the second time on his return prior ...

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France ... that depart from Bayeux, including the No. 74 and No. 70. The beaches are free to visit, but you'll have to ...