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The Bayeux Tapestry is a long, strip of cloth with depictions of the events leading up to The Battle of Hastings in 1066, and of the battle itself, in which William, Duke of Normandy (William the Conqueror) defeated King Harold and became King William I of England.
It is roughly 20 inches high and over 200 feet in length and the story is told in pictures with captions in Latin - a kind of medieval cartoon strip.
Strictly speaking it is not a tapestry, as the words and pictures are embroidered onto the cloth.
It is made about the year 1077 and is thought that William the Conqueror's half brother, Bishop Odo, ordered it to be made.
The original "Tapestry" can be seen in a special museum in Bayeux, France, and there is a copy of it, made in the 1880's, in the Museum of Reading, in Reading, Berkshire in England. For the benefit of those outside England, The Museum of Reading is not about books, it's about the place called "Reading" and it's pronounced "Redding."
The Bayeux Tapestry, in actuality is not a tapestry at all, but rather an embroidered piece of cloth. It is approximately 250 feet in length and depicts events that led up to the Norman conquest of England.
The Bayeux Tapestry is a 0.5 by 68.38 metres (1.6 by 224.3 ft) long embroidered cloth - not an actual tapestry - which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England as well as the events of the invasion itself. It is exhibited in a special museum in Bayeux, Normandy called Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux.
A hand sewn embroidery of the events of the Battle of Hastings. It is shown in Normandy.
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What famous tapestry tells the story of 1066?
The Bayeux Tapestry
Is the Bayeux Tapestry realistic?
The Bayeux Tapestry tells a medieval story, scene by scene, so yes, you could say it is realistic.
When did the Bayeux Tapestry end?
At 21 foot long the Bayeux tapestry told the story of the battle of hastings as nobody could write back then.
What story tells the bayeux tapestry?
The Bayeux Tapestry tells of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
What object tells the story of William the Conqueror's expedition to England?
bayeaux tapestry
What famous tapestry tells the story of 1066?
The Bayeux Tapestry
Is the Bayeux Tapestry realistic?
The Bayeux Tapestry tells a medieval story, scene by scene, so yes, you could say it is realistic.
What is the story of the battle of hasting told by?
Bayeux tapestry
Does the bayeux tapestry tell the full story?
no it is not telling the full story
When did the Bayeux Tapestry end?
At 21 foot long the Bayeux tapestry told the story of the battle of hastings as nobody could write back then.
What story tells the bayeux tapestry?
The Bayeux Tapestry tells of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
What story does the tapestry of bayeux tell?
The Norman invasion of England
What object tells the story of William the Conqueror's expedition to England?
bayeaux tapestry
Where can you visit the bayeux tapestry?
The original can be seen in the Bayeux Tapestry museum in the French town of Bayeux.
What is the relevance of the bayeux tapestry today?
What is the relevance of the bayeux tapestry today ?
What was that piece of material called that had the story of the battle of hastings on?
It is called the Bayeux Tapestry.
Where was made the bayeux tapestry?
Bayeux, France.
