Bayeux Tapestry - Gallery

Thumbnail image of Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1070s. Artist: Unknown

With the exciting news that the Bayeux tapestry is set to be displayed in England for the first time in 950 years, we take the opportunity to take a look at this great work of art and the events of 1066 that inspired it.

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The Beginning of the Battle of Senlac (Bayeux Tapestry) c15th century, (1902)
 
Construction of the boats for William I, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870)
 
Norman knights, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870)
 
A lancer of William's army, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870)
 
Norman archer, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870)
 
Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1070s)
 
Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1066 (1070s)
 
Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1070s
 
Queen Matilda And Her Tapestry (c1850)
 
Knights of Duc Guillaume, c1070 (1849)
 
Knights of Duc Guillaume, c1070 (1849)
 
Boat and ship carpenters, c late 11th/early 12th century (1849)
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066 (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066 (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn
 
William I 11th century, c1925. Artist: Herbert Norris
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066. Artist: Jason Askew
 
The Landing of William the Conqueror c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
 
The Landing of William the Conqueror c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn
 
Group of Norman Soldiers (A.D. 1066) c1880
 
William I, King of England from 1066, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
 
William inspecting the Volunteers previous to the Invasion of England, 1850. Artist: John Leech
 
William the Conqueror (1027-1087), 11th century Duke of Normandy and King of England, 1924
 
The Battle Of Hastings, 1066 (c1850)
 
Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
 
Coronation of William the Conqueror 1925
 
Battle of Hastings, 14th October 1066
 
The Death of Harold, 1902