1066 : the hidden history in the Bayeux Tapestry by Bridgeford, Andrew instant download

1066 : the hidden history in the Bayeux Tapestry by Bridgeford, Andrew instant download

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-341) and index, Map of Northern France and England. -- Genealogical charts: England. -- Genealogical charts: Normandy. -- Genealogical charts: Charlemagne/Boulogne/Jerusalem. -- Genealogical charts: Ponthieu. -- In search of the Bayeux Tapestry. -- A tale of consequence: the impact of conquest. -- Sources. -- Stitches in time. -- The strange journey of Harold Godwinson. -- The fox and the crow. -- The English decision. -- Invasion. -- The Battle of Hastings. -- English art and embroidery. -- A connection with Bishop Odo of Bayeux. -- The Bayeux Tapestry and the Babylonian conquest of the Jews. -- The tanner's grandsons. -- The scion of Charlemagne. -- Count Eustace and the death of King Harold. -- Eustace and the attack on Dover. -- The downfall of Bishop Odo. -- Turold the dwarf. -- The scandal of Ælfgyva. -- Wadard and Vital. -- Bayeux Cathedral and the mystery of survival. -- The patronage of the Bayeux Tapestry, Presents a new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry, which describes the events of 1066, and reveals the story of the survival of early medieval Europe's greatest treasure