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

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The Battle of Hastings

Edward the confessor dies at start of ten 66, and by end of year it's all over. How did he manage to pull together his fleet and army in that time? Is um itas, as as topose, some questions as well, doesn't it? M i like what michael said, that that's kind of reassuring for these times we live in,. That the unimaginable happened, the worst happened, and people survived and adjusted. And it's not the worst way to understand this work of art as some kind of grappling moving through and beyond the event. But i suppose the question then becomes, ho we need to drill into this a bit more, is who the audience

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