Bayeux Tapestry - Gallery

Thumbnail image of Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1070s. Artist: Unknown

With the exciting news that the Bayeux tapestry is set to be displayed in England for the first time in 950 years, we take the opportunity to take a look at this great work of art and the events of 1066 that inspired it.

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'The Beginning of the Battle of Senlac (Bayeux Tapestry)', c15th century, (1902). Artist: Unknown.
 
Construction of the boats for William I, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870). Artist: Unknown
 
Norman knights, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870). Artist: Unknown
 
A lancer of William's army, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870). Artist: Unknown
 
Norman archer, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870). Artist: Unknown
 
Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Artist: Unknown
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1070s). Artist: Unknown
 
Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1066 (1070s). Artist: Unknown
 
Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1070s. Artist: Unknown
 
'Queen Matilda And Her Tapestry', (c1850). Artist: Unknown
 
Knights of Duc Guillaume, c1070 (1849). Artist: Unknown
 
Knights of Duc Guillaume, c1070 (1849). Artist: Unknown
 
Boat and ship carpenters, c late 11th/early 12th century (1849). Artist: Unknown
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066 (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn.
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn.
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066 (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn.
 
'William I', 11th century, c1925. Artist: Herbert Norris.
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066. Artist: Jason Askew.
 
'The Landing of William the Conqueror', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.
 
'The Landing of William the Conqueror', c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe.
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn.
 
Battle of Hastings, 1066, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn.
 
'Group of Norman Soldiers (A.D. 1066)', c1880. Artist: Unknown.
 
William I, King of England from 1066, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft.
 
William inspecting the Volunteers previous to the Invasion of England, 1850. Artist: John Leech
 
William the Conqueror (1027-1087), 11th century Duke of Normandy and King of England, 1924. Artist: Unknown
 
'The Battle Of Hastings, 1066', (c1850). Artist: Unknown
 
Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
 
'Coronation of William the Conqueror', 1925. Artist: Unknown
 
Battle of Hastings, 14th October 1066. Artist: Unknown
 
The Death of Harold, 1902.