The Bayeux Tapestry is one of Europe’s best-known treasures and also one 
of the greatest works of art from the medieval period. Embroidered on linen 
cloth and using woollen thread, its brilliant colours are undimmed after nearly a 
thousand years. It is perhaps history’s first cartoon strip, presenting a continuous 
narrative, one incident flowing effortlessly into the next. It depicts the struggle 
for the English throne from 1064 and culminates in the Battle of Hastings 
in October 1066. The lecture places the Tapestry within its historical and 
geographical context, followed by a sequential tour explaining the events shown 
and interesting incidentals and their significance within the narrative.