Name: Bayeux Tapestry. 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.

The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century. Charles Platiau/Reuters. Editor’s note: ...

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The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable example of medieval art. The embroidery piece depicts events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and spans nearly 230 feet. It is believed to have been ...

Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, seen in a tapestry, thanks to an 11th-century toilet.

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The 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry will go off display from August 2025 to 2027 for preservation, returning in a newly designed exhibition space.

A missing fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in the state archives of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost state, more than 80 years after Nazi researchers stole it from ...

RHSP/Courtesy Bayeux Museum/Ville de Bayeux A new extension to the Grand Seminary, designed by the British architectural firm RSHP, will house the tapestry and double the exhibition space.

The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings. The English are fighting on foot, while the Normans are on horseback. Bloody, dismembered corpses litter the ground, and the ...