The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest

The definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy, exploring the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created, now in paperback.

Political intrigue and treachery, heroism and brutal violence, victory and defeat-all this is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, an epic account of one of the pivotal episodes in English history, embroidered on a strip of linen. Famously, it shows the stricken Anglo-Saxon king Harold dying on the battlefield of Hastings ...