Bayeux Tapestry
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The Bayeux Tapestry is located at the Bayeux Museum in Normandy.
The tapestry will be displayed at The British Museum September 2026 to July 2027.
The tapestry will be displayed at The British Museum September 2026 to July 2027.
Pieces of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a Nazi scientist during the occupation of France were recently returned. The small fragments were presented to the mayor of Bayeux on January 15.
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Pieces of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a Nazi scientist during the occupation of France were recently returned. The small fragments were presented to the mayor of Bayeux on January 15.
Please take a look at this wonderful thread!
The Bayeux Tapestry is cool as hell. A 230 foot-long textile account of the Norman Conquest from the 11th C., with lots of fun details, including 626 people, 190 horses, 35 dogs, 32 ships, & 93 penises.
"Are there eels?" you ask. Of course there are eels! Let's take a look! 1/8
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"Are there eels?" you ask. Of course there are eels! Let's take a look! 1/8
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January 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Please take a look at this wonderful thread!
The Bayeux Tapestry will be returning to England for the first time in nearly a millennia. The British Museum will display the tapestry from September 2026 to July 2027 while the Bayeux Museum is undergoing renovations.
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Bayeux Tapestry will be returning to England for the first time in nearly a millennia. The British Museum will display the tapestry from September 2026 to July 2027 while the Bayeux Museum is undergoing renovations.
“Here a certain clerk and Aelfgyva”
Who Aelfgyva and the cleric perhaps caressing or striking her face were is not known to us. Their stories have been lost to the sands of time but this affecting scene beneath an ornate arch endures.
Who Aelfgyva and the cleric perhaps caressing or striking her face were is not known to us. Their stories have been lost to the sands of time but this affecting scene beneath an ornate arch endures.
January 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“Here a certain clerk and Aelfgyva”
Who Aelfgyva and the cleric perhaps caressing or striking her face were is not known to us. Their stories have been lost to the sands of time but this affecting scene beneath an ornate arch endures.
Who Aelfgyva and the cleric perhaps caressing or striking her face were is not known to us. Their stories have been lost to the sands of time but this affecting scene beneath an ornate arch endures.
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 28, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving
Halley’s Comet as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
November 28, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Halley’s Comet as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
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The #BayeuxTapestry will be heading off for some restoration work from Sept 1st 2025 for 2 years so it you want to see this amazing 1000 year old piece you need to visit before the end of next August or wait until Oct 2027.
Helpful note - Eco-Gites of Lénault is just 45mins from #Bayeux
Helpful note - Eco-Gites of Lénault is just 45mins from #Bayeux
November 28, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The #BayeuxTapestry will be heading off for some restoration work from Sept 1st 2025 for 2 years so it you want to see this amazing 1000 year old piece you need to visit before the end of next August or wait until Oct 2027.
Helpful note - Eco-Gites of Lénault is just 45mins from #Bayeux
Helpful note - Eco-Gites of Lénault is just 45mins from #Bayeux
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux
Historians believe Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and displayed it in his cathedral.
Historians believe Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and displayed it in his cathedral.
November 26, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux
Historians believe Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and displayed it in his cathedral.
Historians believe Odo commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and displayed it in his cathedral.
Edward The Confessor
November 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Edward The Confessor
Harold, the Anglo-Saxon
November 25, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Harold, the Anglo-Saxon