29 January, 2025

Bayeux Tapestry: A 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's victory and King Harold's grisly death

 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/bayeux-tapestry-a-1-000-year-old-embroidery-depicting-william-the-conquerors-victory-and-king-harolds-grisly-death

What painstakingly work to create this beautiful tapestry. It’s hard to believe this is over 1000 years old, I remember being a small child at school learning about the Bayeux tapestry in Scotland. I must have been around 9 years old and found history fascinating, having a life long love of history. 


First cup of tea of the morning

 Here we go again, I get up early, and bright eyed and bushy tailed for a change and sit in my chair to enjoy my first cup of tea of the day...