Bayeux Tapestry: How 70 Metres of Linen Told the Story of 1066

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous artefacts of the Middle Ages — but what is it actually depicting? In this episode, we unravel the story behind the 70-metre-long embroidery that chronicles the Norman Conquest of England. We explore who commissioned it (likely Bishop Odo of Bayeux, William the Conqueror's half-brother), the political context of Harold Godwinson's oath to William, the Battle of Hastings, and the tapestry's role as propaganda. We also look at the mysterious gaps in the narrative, the possible Anglo-Saxon craftspeople who stitched it, and how it survived the French Revolution and Nazi occupation. Along the way, we discuss the tapestry's style, its Latin inscriptions (tituli), and the everyday details it reveals about 11th-century life — from ships and armour to the famous scene of Halley's Comet. This isn't just a history of a textile; it's a story of how medieval people shaped memory through art, and how that artefact still shapes our understanding of 1066 today. #BayeuxTapestry #NormanConquest #BattleOfHastings #WilliamTheConqueror #HaroldGodwinson #BishopOdo #1066 #Medieval #Embroidery #HalleyComet #MiddleAges #Normandy #AngloSaxon #Propaganda #ArtHistory #FexingoHistory #History #Europe Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo