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Bayeux Tapestry Scene - King Harolds brothers Gyrth and Leofwine are killed
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman Invasion of 1066. King Harolds brothers Gyrth and Leofwine are killed at the Battle of Hastings

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - King Harold II (c. 1022 - 1066) is killed
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman Invasion of 1066. King Harold II (c.1022 - 1066) is killed at the Battle of Hastings. The tapestry is housed in the town of Bayeux in Normandy

Bayeux Tapestry - Harold Godwinson confers with King Edward the Confessor before sailing from Bosham, 1064
In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold Godwinson (the future King Harold II) confers with King Edward the Confessor (c.1003 - 1066) before sailing from Bosham, 1064

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - William the Conquerors half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux encourages his squires
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman Invasion of 1066. William the Conquerors half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux encourages his squires

Bayeux Tapestry Scene -Edward the Confessor (c. 1003 - 1066) dies and the crown passes to King Harold II (c)
1066: In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Edward the Confessor (c.1003 - 1066) dies and the crown passes to King Harold II (c.1022 - 1066)

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - William the Conquerors half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux blesses the Normans banquet
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman Invasion of 1066. William the Conquerors half-brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux blesses the Normans banquet, before they prepare for battle

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - Future King Harold II rescues two of William the Conquerors soldiers
In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, the future King Harold II (c.1022 - 1066) rescues two of William the Conquerors soldiers from quicksand at Mont Saint-Michel

The Plowmans Tale
The Plowman in a scene from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. A woodcut from Richard Pynsons 1492 edition. This tale was added later, by a different author

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - William the Conqueror asks Vital the whereabouts of King Harold IIs army
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman Invasion of 1066. William the Conqueror (c.1027 - 1087) asks Vital the whereabouts of King Harold IIs army

Canterbury Prologue
The pilgrims assemble at the Tabard Inn in Southwark in a scene from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. A woodcut from Richard Pynsons 1492 edition. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Millers Tale
The miller plays his pipe in a scene from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. A woodcut from Richard Pynsons 1492 edition. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Shipmans Tale
The Shipman in a scene from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. A woodcut from Richard Pynsons 1492 edition. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - messengers inform William the Conqueror future King Harold II has been taken prisoner
In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, messengers inform William the Conqueror (c.1027 - 1087) that the future King Harold II has been taken prisoner by Count Guy of Ponthieu in Normandy, 1064

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - William the Conquerors troops land at Pevensey
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman Invasion of 1066. William the Conquerors troops land at Pevensey and make their way to Hastings, where they prepare food

Wife Of Bath
Alisoun, the Wife of Bath, in a scene from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. A woodcut from Richard Pynsons 1492 edition. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bayeux Tapestry Scene - future King Harold II lands at Ponthieu
In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, the future King Harold II (c.1022 - 1066) lands at Ponthieu in Normandy and is taken prisoner by Count Guy of Ponthieu, 1064

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