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  2. Bayeux Tapestry - Wikipedia

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    A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William's army during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry [a] is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 feet) long and 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall [1] that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy challenging Harold II, King of England ...

  3. Bayeux Tapestry tituli - Wikipedia

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    The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter-long embroidered linen cloth which narrates the story of the Norman conquest of England in 1066 has been said to be "one of the most powerful pieces of visual propaganda ever produced, as well as one of the few medieval works of art familiar to almost everyone in the Western world."

  4. Bayeux Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. A national monument , it is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was probably the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry , still preserved nearby.

  5. English embroidery - Wikipedia

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    The Butler-Bowdon Cope, 1330–1350, V&A Museum no. T.36-1955.. The Anglo-Saxon embroidery style combining split stitch and couching with silk and goldwork in gold or silver-gilt thread of the Durham examples flowered from the 12th to the 14th centuries into a style known to contemporaries as Opus Anglicanum or "English work".

  6. Bayeux - Wikipedia

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    Bayeux is a major tourist attraction, best known to British and French visitors for the Bayeux Tapestry, made to commemorate events in the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. According to French tradition, the tapestry was made by the attendants of Matilda of Flanders , wife of William the Conqueror.

  7. Booking.com could cut jobs as part of reorganization plan - AOL

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    The company, a unit of Booking Holdings, said in an emailed statement that it was in the early stages of the review process and no firm decision had been made. As of the end of 2023, Booking ...

  8. Crewel embroidery - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.

  9. 9 best MLB free agent first basemen for 2024-2025 - AOL

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    Pete Alonso and Christian Walker are the top first basemen available in MLB free agency.