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The '''Bayeux Tapestry''', on display in the museum at [[Bayeux]], in [[Normandy]], is a linen sampler that was made around 1080 and depicts events before, during and after the [[Norman Conquest]] of England in 1066. The tapestry is 231 feet long and 20 inches wide. It is embroidered with woollen thread of various primary colours. There are 72 scenes on record with Latin inscriptions. | |||
The tapestry illustrates the Norman invasion and conquest of England and there is an irony in that Bayeux was the first large French town to be liberated by the Allies following [[Operation Overlord|the invasion of Normandy]] in June 1944. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 17 July 2024
The Bayeux Tapestry, on display in the museum at Bayeux, in Normandy, is a linen sampler that was made around 1080 and depicts events before, during and after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The tapestry is 231 feet long and 20 inches wide. It is embroidered with woollen thread of various primary colours. There are 72 scenes on record with Latin inscriptions.
The tapestry illustrates the Norman invasion and conquest of England and there is an irony in that Bayeux was the first large French town to be liberated by the Allies following the invasion of Normandy in June 1944.