Bayeux Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall.
It depicts the events leading up to and including the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Key characters include William, Duke of Normandy, who is shown planning and leading the invasion; Harold Godwinson, who becomes King of England after Edward the Confessor’s death but is later defeated by William at the Battle of Hastings; and Edward the Confessor, the previous king whose death leads to a succession crisis.
The scenes show Harold swearing an oath to William, later breaking it by claiming the English throne, and the eventual battle where Harold is killed. The Tapestry is a visual narrative of political rivalry, betrayal, and the military conquest that changed England’s history.
The tapestry is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans, but is now agreed to have been made in England.
According to Sylvette Lemagnen, conservator of the tapestry, in her 2005 book La Tapisserie de Bayeux: The Bayeux tapestry is one of the supreme achievements of the Norman Romanesque. Its survival almost intact over nine centuries is little short of miraculous. Its exceptional length, the harmony and freshness of its colours, its exquisite workmanship, and the genius of its guiding spirit combine to make
It depicts the events leading up to and including the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Key characters include William, Duke of Normandy, who is shown planning and leading the invasion; Harold Godwinson, who becomes King of England after Edward the Confessor’s death but is later defeated by William at the Battle of Hastings; and Edward the Confessor, the previous king whose death leads to a succession crisis.
The scenes show Harold swearing an oath to William, later breaking it by claiming the English throne, and the eventual battle where Harold is killed. The Tapestry is a visual narrative of political rivalry, betrayal, and the military conquest that changed England’s history.
The tapestry is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans, but is now agreed to have been made in England.
According to Sylvette Lemagnen, conservator of the tapestry, in her 2005 book La Tapisserie de Bayeux: The Bayeux tapestry is one of the supreme achievements of the Norman Romanesque. Its survival almost intact over nine centuries is little short of miraculous. Its exceptional length, the harmony and freshness of its colours, its exquisite workmanship, and the genius of its guiding spirit combine to make
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