In this episode, we unravel the history of the Bayeux Tapestry, a nearly 70-metre-long embroidered cloth that chronicles the dramatic events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. We explore the origins of this masterpiece, which was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo—William the Conqueror’s half-brother—and stitched by Anglo-Saxon artists in England,.

Join us as we examine the tapestry's unique visual storytelling, which functions like a medieval film storyboard or comic strip to narrate the conflict between Duke William and King Harold Godwinson,. We discuss the work's blend of historical record and Norman propaganda, including the disputed circumstances of Harold’s oath to William and the iconic, yet debated, depiction of Harold dying with an arrow in his eye,.

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