The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest

by Michael Lewis, David Musgrove, Michael J. Lewis

Book Overview

Most people know that the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the moment when the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, was defeated at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 by his Norman adversary William the Conqueror. However, there is much more to this historic treasure than merely illustrating the outcome of this famous battle. Full of intrigue and violence, the tapestry depicts everything from eleventh-century political and social life--including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500252424
• ISBN13: 9780500252420
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"