The famous Bayeux Tapestry, however, is an embroidery made from sheets of linen, with pictures added using individual stitches. It would have taken at least 45kg of wool, using ten colours made ...

And at Harold's coronation, the tapestry includes a star with a streaming tail — the first known depiction of Halley's Comet. The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings.

Since 1983 the tapestry has been on display in the Grand Seminary of Bayeux in northwest France ... you’ll want to use headphones in order to listen. Our partners at CNN Underscored, a product ...

2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings.

Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an intricate ... There are no photos of the exterior of the existing house available to the public ...

You might ask why on earth would you make a stop to see a tapestry when Camembert cheese, hard cider and the rolling Normandy hills are beckoning? Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an ...