The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall. It depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy, challenging Harold II, King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years of the battle. Now widely accepted to have been made in England, perhaps as a gift for William, it tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans and for centuries has been preserved in Normandy, where it is known as part of the 1476 inventory of Bayeux Cathedral.

The cloth consists of 58 scenes many with Latin tituli, embroidered on linen with coloured woollen yarns. It is likely that it was commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, William's half-brother. In 1729, the hanging was rediscovered by scholars at a time when it was being displayed annually in Bayeux Cathedral. The tapestry, in 2025 exhibited at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, will return to England for the first time in 900 years, on loan from France for display at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.

This is the only photo of the tapestry I upload. To see and admire it, just follow the link

www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online