Unravelling the Bayeux Tapestry Ep1: When, where and why was the Tapestry made?

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4.3 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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In the opening episode of this podcast series examining one of the most fascinating objects of the medieval age, we explore all the need-to-know information about the Bayeux Tapestry, examining when and how it was made, who might have commissioned it and why. Dr David Musgrove and Professor Michael Lewis are joined in the discussion by Professor Shirley Ann Brown and Professor Elizabeth Pastan.

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