Using needlework to construct personal stories and a tangible record of events in a form of comic strip has a long and storied history.
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Arguably, without his wife Matilda’s financial backing, powerful family ties and queenly skills, William may never have achieved any of his lofty ambitions.
In the tapestry’s early scenes depicting what happened before 1066, William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson helped each other.
The women of the Bayeux tapestry tell a story as compelling and important as the main depiction of the battle.
The 70-metre embroidery will be displayed at the British Museum from September.
The story of the losers is full of meaningful silences and William of Normandy’s terror.
Medieval people would have interacted with the embroidered players, giving them voice and enabling them to join the conversation.
The return of the Stone of Scone to Westminster has proven controversial.
Are you hesitating to buy anti-Covid-19 toothpaste? 100 years ago, you might have found some miracle elixirs to protect you from Halley’s Comet.
The 950-year-old Bayeux Tapestry is as much an object of fascination for its mysterious origins and formidable craft as it is for the nationalist debates it continues to inspire.
After the Norman Conquest, England’s fate became intimately entwined with France and an enduring relationship with Western Europe was born.
Nine centuries after it was commissioned to celebrate the Norman Conquest, the famed tapestry is finally going to visit England.
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Director of the Centre for History Heritage and Memory Studies; Associate Professor in History, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in the History of People, Place and Community, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Deputy Head of the School of History and Archaeology, University of Winchester
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