Who would believe that an embroidered linen cloth (19" wide by 224' long) could become one of the greatest masterpieces of medieval European art, and detail political and military history of France and England in 1066? It tells the dramatic political story of the Norman invasion of England. William, the Duke of Normandy, felt he was betrayed by his brother-in-law King Harold who was coronated despite pledging allegiance to William. William sought his revenge, sailed with warships to England, and became Willam the Conqueror, King William I of England in 1066. The huge embroidery is believed to have been completed in England for the opening of the French Bayeux Cathedral, where it was displayed for the all the people, many illiterate, to learn the story. Today, like history, some of the facts are still in dispute.
