A-Z Challenge – B is for …

The Bayeux Tapestry – behind a cut to be kind to those with slow connections as there are pictures.

First of all – tapestry is a misnomer. This is actually a massive piece of embroidery, 230 feet long and about 2 feet wide, in brightly coloured wools on linen. Top and bottom are strips of decorative stitching with trees foliage flowers and tiny figures, some of which are human. the wide strip in the middle tells the story of how and why the throne of England was taken by Duke William of the No...