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   Where can I find more information about the Bayeux Tapestry?

   • For more information visit our Britain's Bayeux Tapestry webpages. The gallery also explores the background and impact of the Norman Conquest by William I. His youngest son King Henry I founded Reading Abbey in 1121, and you can discover more about one of Europe's most important medieval monasteries in the Story of Reading Gallery.

   Bayeux Gallery | Reading Museum

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   What's new at Reading Museum's 'Bayeux Tapestry' website?

   • READING Museum’s much-loved Bayeux Tapestry website has been given a brand-new look. The scene-by-scene digitised version of the famous full-size, Victorian replica of the tapestry has been a valued education resource for over 20 years but needed refreshing to bring it up to modern website standards of access and design.

   Reading Museum Bayeux Tapestry website transformed for 2021

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   Who made the Bayeux tapestry replica?

   • Reading’s faithful Bayeux Tapestry replica is displayed in its entirety in its own purpose-built gallery at Reading Museum. It was made by 35 skilled Victorian women embroiderers in 1885 and depicts the events leading up to and includes the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

   Reading Museum Bayeux Tapestry website transformed for 2021

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   How did Elizabeth Wardle discover the Bayeux Tapestry?

   • Her husband, Thomas Wardle was a leading silk industrialist. Elizabeth Wardle researched the Bayeux Tapestry by visiting Bayeux in 1885. The Society also based the replica on hand-coloured photographs of the tapestry held by the South Kensington Museum, now called the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

   The History of Britain's Bayeux Tapestry | Reading Museum

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2. www.readingmuseum.org.uk › collections › britainsBritain's Bayeux Tapestry | Reading Museum

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   The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s most famous pieces of medieval art. It is 70 metres long, and chronicles the legendary tale of the Norman conquest of England, when William the Conqueror invaded and defeated King Harold Godwinson.

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     The Bayeux Tapestry was probably commissioned in the 1070s...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bayeux_TapestryBayeux Tapestry - Wikipedia

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   Start of the Bayeux Tapestry replica in Reading Museum, Berkshire. A number of replicas of the Bayeux Tapestry have been created, in various media. Through the collaboration of William Morris with textile manufacturer Thomas Wardle, Wardle's wife Elizabeth, who was an accomplished seamstress, embarked on creating a reproduction in 1885.

4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-42722679Bayeux Tapestry: The story in six scenes - BBC News

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   Jan 18, 2018 · 1. Harold makes a solemn oath. Reading Museum / Reading Borough Council. The oath Harold makes is not made clear on the tapestry. It's 1064 and Harold, the Earl of Wessex, has been rescued by...

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   The online home of Reading's Bayeux Tapestry has been updated for 2021, developed by the museum and website agency Un.titled. The new-look site features high definition images of each of...

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7. www.readingchronicle.co.uk › news › 23175944The history of Reading's Bayeux Tapestry | Reading Chronicle

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   Dec 11, 2022 · Today, Reading Museum has created an entire room for the tapestry to hang in and is named the Bayeux Gallery. The original tapestry is a unique artefact created in the 11th century and is...

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