The Nazis loved the Bayeux Tapestry. They loved it so much that they tried (and failed) to steal it away to Germany at the ...
For centuries, the remaining 230 feet of the tapestry have resided in Bayeux, a town of some 12,000 residents in Normandy, ...
And at Harold's coronation, the tapestry includes a star with a streaming tail — the first known depiction of Halley's Comet.
A compelling exploration of the work of female artists on the frontlines, Margy Kinmonth’s powerful film explores women’s ...
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 ...
It was only after I left the Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn last Friday night, elated after two riveting sets from the Michael Sarin ...
The work features early in Margy Kinmonth’s absorbing documentary War Paint: Women at War. The film is a survey of women war ...
With croissants and historical sites just a stone’s throw away, Manoir Normand is the perfect base for a week of celebrations ...
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 ...
Under the command of SS chief Heinrich Himmler, the Ahnenerbe group commissioned Schlabow and other scientists to travel to occupied France and study the Bayeux Tapestry in 1941. At some point ...