The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 230 feet long and 20 inches tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England between William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England. At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William defeated Harold. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans, but is now agreed to have been made in England. Worked on coarse linen, it measures 230 feet by 20 inches. Its date is disputed. It is housed in the Bayeux Museum in Bayeux, France. Shown here in this .
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The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 230 feet long and 20 inches tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England between William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England. At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William defeated Harold. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans, but is now agreed to have been made in England. Worked on coarse linen, it measures 230 feet by 20 inches. Its date is disputed. It is housed in the Bayeux Museum in Bayeux, France. Shown here in this .

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53,3Mo (3,1Mo) / 42,7cm x 31,3cm / 5040 x 3694 (300dpi)

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