This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in ...

For this reason, he is often called William the Conqueror. Scenes on the tapestry ... And at Harold's coronation, the tapestry includes a star with a streaming tail — the first known depiction ...

Image caption, News of Harold's coronation travelled across the ... key events of the battle for the throne in 1066 and how William the Conqueror secured power.

The remains of King Harold II, who died at the famed Battle of Hastings, have never been found. But thanks to the Bayeux ...

While thoughts of William the Conqueror, 1066 and the Battle of Hastings conjure ... They meet halfway through episode one at the coronation of Edward the Confessor [Marsan] and then there were ...

Queen Elizabeth II was 27 years old and 16 months into her role as sovereign when her coronation took place ... Majesty is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror. 9. She sent her first ...

A medieval embroidery known as the Bayeux Tapestry recounts key events of the 11th century, particularly William the Conqueror's triumph at the Battle of Hastings and the demise o ...

What is it? There's one historical artefact that tells us exactly why William the Conqueror thought he should be King of England. It's over 230 feet long and over 900 years old. Its the Bayeux ...