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Unravelling the Bayeux Tapestry HistoryExtra podcast series title card

Norman

The Bayeux TapestryUnravel its secrets

Norman

HistoryExtra AcademyThe story of the Bayeux Tapestry

Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry showing townspeople pointing towards Halley’s Comet, which appeared in the sky in 1066.

Medieval

The Bayeux Tapestry has returned to the UK – and this is how you can see it

Adolf Hitler, photographed from behind, stands on a raised platform overlooking thousands of troops arranged in formation at a Nazi rally in Dortmund.

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The Nazis fell in love with the Bayeux Tapestry – and there's a dark reason why. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large-scale nighttime light projection on the White Cliffs of Dover, showing Bayeux Tapestry-style ships alongside the words "Merci! The British Museum, presented by Igor Tulchinsky."

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Ale, terror and a martyr's death: what not to miss on the Bayeux Tapestry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 19th-century illustration depicts Harold Godwinson swearing fealty to William of Normandy

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The Bayeux Tapestry: what is it, why was it made and what story does it tell?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A detail from the Bayeux Tapestry showing a naked man in a contorted pose, with his genitals prominently depicted. The figure appears in one of the decorative borders that run above and below the tapestry’s main narrative.

Medieval

“I counted the penises in the Bayeux Tapestry and I have no regrets”: what one Oxford professor found when he studied the rudest bits of the embroidery

Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron are pictured in front of an enlarged image of the Bayeux Tapestry. Burnham looks towards the smiling French president, while a scene from the medieval embroidery fills the background.

Medieval

Politically embarrassing to politically powerful: how the Bayeux Tapestry became a tool of diplomacy

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of 1066

Norman

The making of the Bayeux Tapestry: who made it, how long did it take, and how has it survived?

Two figures cut out from the Bayeux Tapestry and digitally rearranged, with one appearing to use an oversized needle and thread to embroider a mounted warrior below. The collage places the figures against a blank section of linen bordered by sections of the original tapestry.

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Just how many Bayeux Tapestries were there?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stylised illustration shows sections of the Bayeux Tapestry rolled up and tied, standing upright inside an open cardboard box marked “special delivery”. The bright yellow background features faint imagery and text, evoking news coverage of the tapestry’s proposed loan.

Medieval

Politics and the Bayeux Tapestry: the inside story of the blockbuster loan to the British Museum

A colourful illustration inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, showing women embroidering scenes of medieval warriors, archers and a mounted knight onto a large piece of fabric. The tapestry is draped over a tree-stump table, with balls of coloured wool scattered around it.

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Michael Wood on women’s contributions to the Bayeux Tapestry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A nighttime projection of the Bayeux Tapestry illuminates the White Cliffs of Dover, depicting Norman ships crossing the Channel alongside the word “Merci!” and the British Museum logo, celebrating the tapestry’s loan to the UK in summer 2026.

Medieval

I correctly predicted that the Bayeux Tapestry would come home. But is football coming home too?

A section of the Bayeux Tapestry showing several mounted Norman figures riding left across the scene. The men wear simple tunics and carry spears; their horses are stylised with patterned manes. On the right, a nobleman holds a falcon on his gloved hand, indicating a falconry scene. Decorative animals and small trees fill the border, and a line of Latin text runs above the figures.

Medieval

Is the Bayeux Tapestry in "mortal danger"? I think that's the wrong question to ask

The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Normans sailing across the channel

Norman

The Bayeux Tapestry: a political football for 900 years

A composite image showing the Queen Mother in front of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Medieval

Could the Queen Mother have secured the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum 45 years ago?

The Bayeux Tapestry depicts Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex and future king of England, riding a horse with a hawk perched on his hand.

Norman

The Bayeux Tapestry is beautiful, but what was its purpose? New research might have the answer

A visitor looks at the Bayeux Tapestry

Medieval

The Bayeux Tapestry is finally coming home to Britain – and you can see it next year

Unravelling the Bayeux Tapestry HistoryExtra podcast series title card

Bayeux Tapestry | Podcast series

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Shakespeare didn't do the Norman Conquest, but the Bayeux Tapestry did, so where does that leave the BBC's King and Conqueror?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edgar the Aetheling is notably missing from the Bayeux Tapestry

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The lost figure of the Bayeux Tapestry: where is Edgar Ætheling?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval-style illustration of a crowned figure and companion reclining beside a table of fruit, looking toward ships and a battle scene in the sky above a green landscape.

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How cruel was William the Conqueror to the Anglo-Saxons? This document reveals the "miserable" truth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Harold Godwinson is proclaimed king of England in the Bayeux Tapestry. It may have been commissioned by a Norman but this magnificent artwork repeatedly acknowledges the English leader’s piety and courage. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Why is Harold Godwinson a hero of the Bayeux Tapestry?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Bayeux Tapestry

Illustration of the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, crowned and holding a sceptre and orb, with scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in the background.

Medieval

One of medieval history’s biggest mysteries has just been solved – and it rewrites 1066

A colourised portrait of English astronomer Edmond Halley, wearing a long curled wig and red robes. A bright comet streaks through a starry sky in the background.

Medieval

Has history’s most famous comet been misnamed for centuries? “The answer is clear,” say historians

A black and white photograph shows two men standing with their faces very close together. They both have serious expressions on their faces and are staring down the lens of the camera. Across the bottom are the words KING & CONQUEROR

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The wrong moustache in the Battle of Hastings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Members of the Nazi party examining the Bayeux Tapestry.

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The strange story of the Nazi obsession with this legendary artefact still isn't over

A colourful medieval manuscript illustration of William I seated beneath a decorated arch, wearing a crown and holding a model of a building.

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Bollocks, bastards and broad arses: the filthy medieval names that expose the real story of 1066

Medieval manuscript illustration of a crowned ruler seated on a throne while attendants and courtiers stand on either side.

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In 1066, King Harold was meant to save England. How did it all go wrong?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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