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. 


Fallout from Ned Kelly's last stand haunted families for generations

  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-28/bushranger-ned-kelly-glenrowan-siege-145th-anniversary/105442598 Australian history may be short co...