Bayeux Tapestry Gallery
Available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Gift Items
Scenes from one of Europe’s most renowned works of art
The Bayeux Tapestry is is one of Europe’s most renowned works of art of the 11th Century. It is an embroidered cloth recounting William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066 and is perhaps the most exciting story ever committed to linen illustrating the events surrounding the Battle of Hastings in which William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. The tapestry is currently in the Museum of Bayeux in Normandy, where it has been housed since 1945.
Choose from 6 pictures in our Bayeux Tapestry collection for your Wall Art or Photo Gift. Popular choices include Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Posters and Jigsaw Puzzles. All professionally made for quick delivery.
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Bayeux Tapestry Scene - Future King Harold II rescues two of William the Conqueror's soldiers
In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, the future King Harold II (c.1022 - 1066) rescues two of William the Conqueror's soldiers from quicksand at Mont Saint-Michel, while fighting continues against Conan II, Duke of Brittany at Dol de Bretagne, Rennes and Dinan, 1064. The tapestry is housed in the town of Bayeux in Normandy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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