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

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Dating the Tapestry

Dating the tapestry has been one of the major questions because we don't have any documentary evidence concerning its absolute origins. So let's just try and tackle that question. Most scholars, i think, would agree that it a it was made in the in the last verd of the eleventh century. Some people say it was made very close to er to the battle of hastings. And some people would put it quite a lot later. One of the latest entries places it in the decade of the 11 teens, around 11 20. so i'm going to throw that thirstily at shirley annd give us a sense about what you think aboutaboute dating of the

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