This is a little something for all the history geeks and English geeks who read this site. I saw link to this on Diane Duane’s blog, filed it away, and then took a look this morning. What is it? Someone took the Bayeux Tapestry and made an animated film out of it. The Bayeux Tapestry,Continue reading “Once More, on the Bayeux Tapestry”
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More on the Bayeux Tapestry
I wrote, about six weeks ago, about the Bayeux Tapestry, specifically about a necktie I bought that reproduces some of the Tapestry’s images from the story of William the Conqueror’s conquest of England and his defeat of King Harold II in 1066. I picked up recently a history of the Tapestry and the Conquest, AndrewContinue reading “More on the Bayeux Tapestry”
On a New Necktie
Yesterday I bought a new necktie, one with images taken from the Bayeux Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in October 1066 and his overthrow of King Harold II. William began the line of Norman kings of England, from whom the present royal family descends. The images on the tieContinue reading “On a New Necktie”