From replicas to politicians’ ties, from satire to humour, the Bayeux tapestry inspires creative, artistic and political acts a thousand years later.
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From Westminster Abbey to Mont St Michel, the Bayeux tapestry’s 33 buildings reveal its designer was familiar with monastic manuscripts and stonemasonry.
The tapestry’s rich and detailed decoration, coupled with the opportunity to actually touch it, created a strong and engaging experience for viewers.
New BBC drama King and Conquerer, the Bayeux tapestry and Anglo-French politics all collide in the Channel.
The Nazis’ obsession with European art should be understood as central to Hitler’s genocidal regime and its efforts toward global domination.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History of Art Department, Trinity College Dublin
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Third Century Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Before 1600, Leiden University
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Reader in Medieval Studies, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature, King's College London