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The Bayeux Tapestry Romanesque Period 1050-1150 Norman Conquest of Anglo-Saxon Britain: 1066 Norman means from Normandy, France (north west coast) 1066 Battle of Hastings Duke William II of Normandy (1035-1087; died at age 52 years). medium : How was this “tapestry” made?.
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The Bayeux Tapestry • Romanesque Period 1050-1150 • Norman Conquest of Anglo-Saxon Britain: 1066 • Norman means from Normandy, France (north west coast) • 1066 Battle of Hastings • Duke William II of Normandy (1035-1087; died at age 52 years)
content: What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal to the modern viewer about what it was like to be alive in 1080? What details do we see?
content: What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal to the viewer about warfare in 1080? What details do we see?
content: What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about politics? Who is the patron?How does the patron make his argument?
Duke William appears in discussion with his half brothers Odo and Robert, Count of Mortain. Later, Duke William is called William the Conqueror.
Harold stands on the ship, ready to land. He has crossed the English channel.
Harold is crowned King and Halley’s comet appears in the sky.
content: What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal to the modern viewer about what it was like to cross the English Channel in 1080? What details do we see?