Bayeux
Videos
Bayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.
The historic centre, the Bayeux Cathedral, the Aure and tourist office
Bayeux (Bagias), depicted in scene 22 of the Bayeux Tapestry, which is housed in the town
British troops marching through Bayeux, 27 June 1944. Bayeux Cathedral is in the background.
Bayeux city centre (2011)
Bayeux Tapestry
Videos
The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy
Bayeux
…Bayeux (UK: , US: B(A)Y-yoo; French: ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Bayeux Cathedral preserved the tapestry for centuries. It is also known…
First half of the tapestry, depicting the events leading up to the Norman invasion (scroll left to right)
Second half of the tapestry, depicting the Norman army crossing the English Channel and the Battle of Hastings (scroll left to right)
Detail of Bishop Odo of Bayeux
Montfaucon / Benoît drawing showing King Harold's death