{"id":998,"date":"2015-10-09T21:09:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T21:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/zelixart101\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=998"},"modified":"2015-10-27T00:13:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T00:13:10","slug":"bayeux-tapestry","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-arthistory1\/chapter\/bayeux-tapestry\/","title":{"raw":"Bayeux Tapestry","rendered":"Bayeux Tapestry"},"content":{"raw":"The BBC's David Dimbleby describes the historical significance of the Bayeux Tapestry for his forthcoming BBC One series, <em>Seven Ages of Britain<\/em>.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F8OPQ_28mdo\r\n\r\nThe title \"Bayeux Tapestry\" is a bit of a misnomer\u2014the textile is embroidered wool on linen, and not actually a woven tapestry. The wool was dyed using the plants Woad, Madder, and Rocket. The linen canvas measures 20 inches in height by 130 feet\u00a0 in length (50 cm \u00d7 70 m), and supports the narrative embroidery that tells of the Norman invasion of England\u2014though very much from the Norman perspective.\r\n\r\nThe tapestry depicts Duke William of Normandy's conquest of Harold Godwinson\u2014England's new and ill-fated King. 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