It is thought that the tapestry, which is nearly 230 feet (70 metres) long and 18 inches high, was woven in the 1070s to celebrate the victory of William, Duke of Normandy, over the Anglo-Saxon King ...

Eric Bloodaxe, the Viking ruler of York, was killed by the Wessex army in 954 and England was united under one king - Edred. Most of the information we have about the Anglo-Saxons comes from the ...

England’s last Anglo-Saxon king, at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. (See “Unfolding the Bayeux Tapestry,” January/February 2021.) There are detailed images of boats, horses, battles ...