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Revision as of 17:25, 17 September 2002 by Montrealais (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Bayeux tapestry is not actually a tapestry, but an embroidery, and is currently to be found in a special museum in the town of Bayeux in Normandy. It was made in England, probably in Kent, after the Norman conquest of 1066, and commemorates the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings.
The tapestry is 70 metres long and 0.5 metres wide. It has 58 scenes, which portray in detail the progress of William I of England to the throne. It is sometimes said to have been made by William's queen, Matilda, and her ladies, but it was probably made in a workshop on the orders of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, who was William's half-brother.