The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry

Join Lead Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum, Michael Lewis, and historian David Musgrove for the definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and the extraordinary narrative behind its stitches.

Political intrigue and treachery, heroism and brutal violence, victory and defeat all this isdepicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, an epic account of a pivotal moment in English history.

However, there is much more to this remarkable historical and artistic treasure, whichtells its tale with an intensity and immediacy that speak to our modern world.

Now Michael Lewis, the lead curator of the British Museum’s momentous Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition, and bestselling author and historian David Musgrove join us forunravel the mysteries of this extraordinary artwork.

Who made it, and when, why, where and what for? David and Michael will set the eventsdepicted in the context of the machinations on either side of the English Channel in theyears leading up to the Norman Conquest and tease out what the Tapestry tells us ofthe deeds of kings as well as aspects of everyday life in medieval Europe. And they willpropose the new possibility that neither Harold nor William were the true intended king...

Bestselling Author and Public Historian David Musgrove is content director of Britain’s leading history magazine, HistoryExtra magazine, and its sister website and podcast. He is also the author of the bestselling 100 Places That Made Britain.

Michael Lewis is Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition at the British Museum and Visiting Professor at the universities of Exeter, Helsinki and Reading. He is an expert onthe Bayeux Tapestry, writing many books and articles, and also a member of the Bayeux Museum's Bayeux Tapestry scientific committee since 2013. He is the Honorary Secretary of the Society for Medieval Archaeology.