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The Bayeux Tapestry, Scene by Scene — all 58 embroidered scenes with Latin text, translations and commentary
Visiting the Exhibition — dates, location, tickets, transport
Bibliography — sources and references
About This Site

What Is the Bayeux Tapestry? — not actually a tapestry, how big it is, the story it tells, who made it
A Timeline of 1066 — the year that changed England, month by month
Who Made the Bayeux Tapestry? — the patron, the designer, the embroiderers
The Battle of Hastings — 14 October 1066, the battle hour by hour
How the Tapestry Survived — wars, revolutions and close calls across nearly a thousand years
Harold Godwinson — the last Anglo-Saxon king of England
William, Duke of Normandy — the man who crossed the Channel and changed England forever
Bayeux Around Britain — the national programme accompanying the exhibition

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