The Bayeux Tapestry is probably the most important pictorial image of the 11th century. But the tapestry is not a docile, dead depiction, it's alive with controversy and myth. Unpick its secrets and discover how truth was embroidered after 1066.
The Bayeux Tapestry: Unpicking the Past
By Dave MacLeod
Last updated 2011-02-17
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