Edward the Confessor sends Harold Godwinson to Normandy in this scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The 230-foot-long tapestry—which is, in fact, an embroidered ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot-long linen cloth crafted in the eleventh century, depicts scenes from William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and his defeat of Harold Godwinson, England’s ...

Duke of Normandy defeated an English army led by Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson. The battle set in motion the Norman conquest of England, an event which profoundly affected European history. The ...

It was commissioned to mark William the Conqueror's victory over Harold Godwinson. Tapestries are wonderful works of art woven on a loom. The famous Bayeux Tapestry, however, is an embroidery made ...

When Harold Godwinson became king of England on ... The revolt was the last serious uprising against William. The Bayeux Tapestry is the primary visual source for the Battle of Hastings and ...

instructing his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson to travel to Normandy to offer the throne to William, a distant cousin, according to the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, which houses the artwork.