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1 week ago

King and Conqueror review James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau fight the Battle of Hastings

But I wonder what happens next? History, that's what! But to explain the history that is about to happen we must first go back a bit to, a caption informs us, years earlier. This is a little after bygone times, a bit before days of yore and, as it appears that Edward the Confessor (Eddie Marsan, having the time of his life playing the last monarch of the house of Wessex as a religious fanatic) is about to be crowned, probably around 1043.
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1 month ago
History

The Story Told on the Famous Bayeux Tapestry Explained from Start to Finish

The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066 through embroidery, showcasing events leading to the Battle of Hastings.
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1 month ago
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Call for British Museum to take Bayeux tapestry to 1066 country'

The Bayeux tapestry's return to the UK highlights a historic opportunity for community engagement in Hastings and Rye.
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