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A 1,000-year-old mystery: what's really stitched into the Bayeux Tapestry?

A long, expertly embroidered cloth - the Bayeux Tapestry, on rare display in a UK museum across two galleries - recounts in vivid detail the epic story of the Norman Conquest of England. But Victorian prudishness has reignited a very modern academic row: how many penises did the original embroiderers…

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Churchillian moment? Macron in Britain amid scramble to boost European defence

What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry, which, for the record, is not a tapestry…

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Scientists reconstructed the face of ‘Conquest Man’, a 1,000-year-old skeleton buried just 13 years after the Norman Conquest

Buried around 1079, Conquest Man's identity has been revealed through scientific analysis. His ancestry offers insights into his journey across Europe, showcasing a unique blend of Scandinavian artifacts with those linked to a Norman church. This finding complicates the simplistic Saxon versus Norman narrative, emphasizing resilience and adaptability in the…

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Bayeux Tapestry returns to the UK for first time in almost 1,000 years

The 70-metre-long embroidered linen depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066.

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The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the other side can be found in old English texts

As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London, the year 1066 and the Norman Conquest are in the spotlight. The tapestry – an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long, created soon after the events it depicts – tells the story of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and William of Normandy’s…

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Lost for 40 years: 1,000-year-old royal seal of Edward the Confessor found in Paris

An 11th-century seal once owned by Edward the Confessor has been found again in the French National Archives in Paris. Historians hadn't seen it for over 40 years. Dr Guilhem Dorandeu, a researcher at the University of Exeter, came across this artefact while examining medieval documents. Dating back to the…

The Times of India

King and Conqueror cast: who's who in the medieval drama

The King and Conqueror cast will bring the story of the Norman conquest to life.

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Bayeux Tapestry to be loaned to the UK for first time

The work depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and is one of the most precious pieces of medieval art

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