false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170446996m/55039.jpg 55039 4 <div>For more than 900 years the Bayeux Tapestry has preserved one of history's greatest dramas: the Norman Conquest of England, culminating in the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians have held for centuries that the majestic tapestry trumpets the glory of William the Conqueror and the victorious Normans. But is this true? In 1066, a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Andrew Bridgeford reveals a very different story that reinterprets and recasts the most decisive year in English history.<br><br>Reading the tapestry as if it were a written text, Bridgeford discovers a wealth of new information subversively and ingeniously encoded in the threads, which appears to undermine the Norman point of view while presenting a secret tale undetected for centuries-an account of the final years of Anglo-Saxon England quite different from the Norman version.<br><br>Bridgeford brings alive the turbulent 11th century in western Europe, a world of ambitious warrior bishops, court dwarfs, ruthless knights, and powerful women. 1066 offers readers a rare surprise-a book that reconsiders a long-accepted masterpiece, and sheds new light on a pivotal chapter of English history.</div> 3088865 2004 1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry total:60|5:10|4:23|3:24|2:2|1:1| 60 219 97 15 3 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 05:07:45 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 05:58:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 19:56:52 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 10:25:37 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 07:28:06 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 07:30:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 11:45:48 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 11:47:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 16:17:36 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 16:20:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 true false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 16:56:31 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 19:51:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:26:10 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 10:03:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 28 06:41:48 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 06:49:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 11:41:50 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 11:43:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 08:56:45 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 07:48:49 -0700 2009
But when you look at the big picture, it's an interesting argument. A good read and entertaining. I recommend it. ]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Mar 19 16:22:39 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 16:25:28 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 25 07:39:37 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 07:39:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 18 17:17:34 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 17:19:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Apr 11 09:30:48 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 09:31:30 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 05 17:34:01 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 17:34:26 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 12:14:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:14:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 23 12:14:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 12:14:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:44:42 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:44:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 19 10:59:31 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:59:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 19:14:53 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 19:14:53 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=55039