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Historical tale around the famous Bayeux tapestry
Culture · Thursday, November 26 · 19:00 · Paris
Bibliothèque Drouot, 11 rue Drouot
Free
October 14, 1066: at Hastings, William of Normandy defeats Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex. Harold had sworn, on holy relics, to acknowledge William as king of England, before retracting. Needleworkers patiently created, on a linen canvas, this 'tapestry woven with a needle' that tells the glorious deed of William the Conqueror. With eight shades of wool and using couching and stem stitches, they gave birth to the famous Bayeux tapestry, also known as 't...
