The biotapistry ranks as surely one of the most famous pieces of medieval artwork.

Yet it's not actually a tapestry and it probably wasn't made in bio.

It tells the story of the Norman conquest, but misses out some crucial details,

including two of the three big battles fought in England in 1066.

It features sex and violence, myths and fables, and even has the hand of God.

We don't know how it ends, but we do know that it's supposed to be coming to the UK

on loan from Normandy at some point in the next few years.

So now is the time to really get to grips with the tapestry story

in our new history extra podcast series, Unraveling the Biotapistry.

Join me, David Musgrove, tapestry expert, Professor Michael Lewis,

and a panel of other leading historians, including Michael Woods and Janina Ramirez,

for our exclusive five-part series, available to listen to now,

at historyextra.com forward slash tapestry pod.

Hello and welcome to the history extra podcast on BBC History magazine,

Britain's best selling history magazine. I'm Ellie Corvall.

How violent was medieval life, and what sort of injuries did people suffer from?

Well, Dr Jenna Dittmar of Aberdeen University is part of a research project at Cambridge University,

looking at hundreds of medieval skeletons from several cemeteries in the city,

and their work has helped to answer some of those questions.

Our content director, David Musgrove, caught up with Jenna to find out more.

Jenna, thank you for joining us on the podcast today.

You've been carrying out a study of medieval injuries caused through skeletal trauma

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