For centuries, the remaining 230 feet of the tapestry have resided in Bayeux, a town of some 12,000 residents in Normandy, ...

The historical saga of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is chronicled across the 230-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry, one of the most amazing yet mysterious art historical marvels of all time.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable example of medieval art. The ...

For centuries, highbrow scholars have debated the myriad mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry. There are still questions about the stunning 11th century depiction of the Norman Conquest, not least ...

The Bayeux Tapestry has obsessed medieval historians for decades. Though it offers a vivid and singular account of the Norman conquest of England in 1066, fundamental questions surrounding the ...

A professor at Oxford University says there are 93 depictions of male genitalia in the tapestry, while an expert on Anglo-Saxon nudity claims he has found an extra phallus Photo: Bayeux Museum A ...

You might ask why on earth would you make a stop to see a tapestry when Camembert cheese, hard cider and the rolling Normandy hills are beckoning? Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an ...

TWO scholars are arguing the toss over the number of penises shown on the Bayeux Tapestry. Oxford academic Prof George Garnett claims he identified 93 todgers in the depiction of William the ...

The Bayeux Tapestry depicts one of Britain’s most famous clashes, the Battle of Hastings in which William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson for the English throne. Now, the cloth is ...

A historical row has broken out over the Bayeux Tapestry – after an expert claimed to have discovered an extra member on the famous piece. Seven years ago, Oxford academic Professor George ...

A missing fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in the state archives of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost state, more than 80 years after Nazi researchers stole it from ...