Scene 57, The Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux. The Battle of Hastings happened on today’s date, 14th October 1066, so I could say that it happened exactly 960 years ago. However, the calendar has changed: in the UK we moved from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, whenContinue reading “286 – 14 October 1066: The death of Harold?”
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285 – Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
Scene 30, The Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux. I’m quoting William Shakespeare – as so often before – and in this case it is Henry IV Part II, Act 3, Scene 1. I think it’s relevant, because I’ve come to see the Bayeux Tapestry as being Shakespearean in its scope,Continue reading “285 – Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”
284 – Bayeux: the ‘Here’s looking at you’ kit
Scene 1, The Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux. Well, it’s finally here, and by the time you read this, I will finally have seen it! Indeed, there’s so much to see that, as I’m sure you know, I am dedicating three talks to it. The Bayeux Tapestry, that is –Continue reading “284 – Bayeux: the ‘Here’s looking at you’ kit”
