It is 1064. In the Royal Palace of Westminster Edward the Confessor, is talking to his brother-in-law Harold, Earl of Wessex. Reading, England. UK, .

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The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans.

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Size: 3888px × 5184px
Location: Reading berkshire England
Photo credit: © Dylan Garcia Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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