The 68.3-meter-long (224-foot-long) tapestry depicts William, Duke of Normandy, and his army killing Harold Godwinson, or Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings.

The tapestry depicts key moments in history from 1064 to 1066 — mainly the struggle between Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon king, and William, Duke of Normandy, for control over the throne of ...

And finally there was William, Duke of Normandy, a distant cousin of the late King. Edward the Confessor had lived in Normandy for 25 years prior to his coronation, so he actually knew William ...

Harold died and William won, becoming King of England and irrevocably changing the trajectory of the country. This story is ...

But June 2024 also had special events, in which Falklanders and the Falklands were involved in the world stage, the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy and only last week the King's ...

On 6 June, The King and President Macron will gather at the British Normandy Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary.

Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066 (the English army had defeated an invading Norwegian force in ...

Battle of Normandy, Gulfstream Park, January 23 2025 Coglianese Photos/Lauren King Battle of Normandy, Gulfstream Park, January 23 2025 Coglianese Photos/Lauren King Battle of Normandy ...

William, Duke of Normandy, challenged Harold for the throne ... The Bayeux Tapestry, showing King Harold riding to Bosham, where he attends church and feasts in a hall, before departing for ...