A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting William the Conqueror’s half-brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, encouraging his squires - Hulton Archive/Getty Images Some works of art are so famous that ...
New historical research is challenging centuries of assumptions about why the Bayeux Tapestry — one of the most iconic pieces of medieval art — was created. The tapestry vividly depicts the Norman ...
The 770-pound Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 15, 2025 11:04 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...
Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...
The Bayeux tapestry is not only a pictorial history of the Norman invasion of England — it's also a 900-year-old work of art. Its unique stitch had fallen out of use over the centuries, but now a ...
KNITTING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY’S PAST. 1621 THE YEAR OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION. IN AND A DATE. ELIZABETH CREEDON CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT. I’M 85 NOW. I KNOW I WILL BE 90, BUT ALL WE CAN ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — A group warms themselves around the bright red flames of a central fire, the warmth of which is reflected in the orange and red tones of their clothing. What frost and snow remains ...