Reading's replica was the idea of Elizabeth Wardle, an accomplished embroideress and the wife of Staffordshire silk-dyer Thomas Wardle. Elizabeth had decided to make a full size replica 'so that ...

What it is: A roll of linen cloth with wool embroidery depicting scenes from the 11th century Where it is from: Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy, France When it was made: The late 11th century Related ...

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 ...

Likely removed by Nazi researchers, the scrap of fabric is a small but crucial part of the tattered tapestry’s nearly 1,000-year history Eli Wizevich History Correspondent A missing fragment of ...

A fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry has finally been rediscovered decades after German Nazis snatched the iconic embroidery during World War Two. The lost piece was discovered in the Schleswig-Holstein ...

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.

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most treasured artworks in the world, depicting the Battle of Hastings, which changed the course of European history. Given its significance, you might be ...

A fragment of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in an estate located in the State Archive of Schleswig-Holstein in the northern German city of Schleswig, according to Die Zeit.