Five key images from the Bayeux Tapestry, and the story they tell
Power struggles, betrayal and bloody battles – these are the events shown in great detail in the Bayeux Tapestry, covering one of the most momentous periods in English history.
The artefact, almost 1,000 years old, is a 70m-long storyboard of embroidered pictures showing an epic account of the Norman conquest and the Battle of Hastings of 1066.
It depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conqueror fought King Harold to rule England.
The tapestry has returned to England for the first time in more than 900 years, and will go on display at the British Museum.
Here’s the story in five key scenes, helped by Dr David Musgrove, co-author of The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry and content director of HistoryExtra magazine and podcast.
