There's one historical artefact that tells us exactly why William the Conqueror thought he should be King of England. It's over 230 feet long and over 900 years old. Its the Bayeux Tapestry.

What it tells us about the past: This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative ...

Newcastle University announced the discovery of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence in Bosham, a village on ...

It was commissioned to mark William the Conqueror's victory over Harold Godwinson. Tapestries are wonderful works of art woven on a loom. The famous Bayeux Tapestry, however, is an embroidery made ...

One of King Harold's manors appears twice in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, but only 948 years later have researchers finally identified the building's remains.

A house in England is most likely the site of a lost residence of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.

The remains of King Harold II, who died at the famed Battle of Hastings, have never been found. But thanks to the Bayeux ...

What does William the Conqueror now need to do to consolidate ... There's a picture on the Bayeux Tapestry that actually we can have a little look at-- a mother and child fleeing from a burning ...

Explore how the drama of 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, shaped the future of Westminster Abbey. In 1066, William the Conqueror led the Norman Invasion of England, ...

For this reason, he is often called William the Conqueror. Scenes on the tapestry ... Latin written by a woman The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings.

This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror, to ...