Bayeux tapestry

American  

[bay-yoo, bah-, ba-yœ] / beɪˈju, bɑ-, baˈjœ /

noun

1. a strip of embroidered linen 231 feet (70 meters) long and 20 inches (50 centimeters) wide, depicting the Norman conquest of England and dating from around 1100.

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Bayeux tapestry British  

noun

1. an 11th- or 12th-century embroidery in Bayeux, nearly 70.5 m (231 ft) long by 50 cm (20 inches) high, depicting the Norman conquest of England

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Etymology

Origin of Bayeux tapestry

After Bayeux, France, the town in which it was made

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Bayeux tapestry

The Bayeux tapestry also features prominently in the Times, which carries a photograph of King Charles III laughing alongside the French president as they viewed the tapestry on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Cullinan said they "send and receive thousands of loans each year - including ancient frescoes and textiles which are older than the Bayeux tapestry".

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

Perhaps the trip the Anglo-Saxon noble Harold takes to Normandy in the early scenes of the Bayeux tapestry is more business than pleasure, but whatever his plans, they are wrecked.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2018

If you look at the Bayeux tapestry with both eyes open the answers to that can easily be seen.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2018

The Bayeux tapestry is worked in worsted on linen; the design is perfectly flat and shadowless.

From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford

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