#bayeux — Public Fediverse posts
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Breathing in, breathing out. Sorry for the #cortisol rise...
#britishmuseum #tech #billionaire #peterthiel #palantir #culture #bayeux...
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Only 40 minutes?
I took a good hour when I saw it the tapestry in #Bayeux over 30 years ago and no-one hustled me out.
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Bayeux Mania!
Books are just one of the many ways to interpret and record history. The 11th-century Bayeux tapestry, is going on display to the public today in the UK. The tapestry has more than 220 feet of embroidery detailing the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. And the public is loving it.
British Museum Opens Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition
Inside the exhibition on Thursday morning, the first visitors made their way along the tapestry, snapping photos as they went. They were all quiet until one — Cheryl Prax, 71, a retired property manager — spotted some of the nude figures in the tapestry’s borders and laughed loudly. “I love quirky historical things like that,” Prax said afterward.
(And what would this type of storytelling look like with more modern topics? Artist Edith Pritchett drew a modern-day version depicting “today’s battles with online trolls, social media addiction, the manosphere, AI agents” and more: The trollers v the scrollers: Edith Pritchett’s Bayeux tapestry for the modern age)
Want to see the tapestry in person but can’t get tickets to see the original? You still have options!
Where to See the World’s Bayeux Tapestry Replicas
Here are links to just some of the animals, people, and other items depicted (the astronomical object included, and some less safe for work items) in the tapestry. And if you can’t make it in person, check out this high-res digital version from the Bayeux Museum: Explore the Bayeux Tapestry online.
Fair warning, though, many of the main websites linked to the tapestry are slooooow today. Because history is cool, and Bayeux Mania is real!
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Norman soldier spray-painting the Bayeux tapestry. By Ertly – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 #365Ways #365Ways2026 #art #Bayeux #embroidery #history #modernUpdates #museums #traditionalCraft -
Samedi 26 septembre : Marchons ensemble pour le climat, le vivant, la paix et la justice.
Des rassemblements partout en France : https://26septembre.org/carte
Avec la #FUB, mobilisons-nous pour les pistes cyclables : faisons du #vélo un levier de transition !
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Why the #Bayeux tapestry and Franco-British relations are natural bedfellows. Seeing it in person was unforgettable. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/sep/05/why-bayeux-tapestry-franco-british-politics-natural-bedfellows?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Les Macron ont pu voir en avant-première la tapisserie de Bayeux au British Museum à Londres avec le roi Charles III et la reine Camilla. Le président a eu l'insigne honneur de partager la Bentley royale pour se rendre au musée. "C'est le cadeau de remerciement au président", sourit un diplomate français, qui rappelle que Macron a décidé de prêter le précieux tissu, malgré l'opposition du Patrimoine. Le fait du prince, encore...
#Politique #Macron #Histoire #Off #Bayeux #Patrimoine #Culture
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Good morning. I am having an issue - not major - goes like this:
1066 Normans invade Britain, wipe out the Anglo Saxon ruling class, try that on the Britons (future Welsh) and almost did the Scots in.
Tapestry made in France to celebrate that, kept iin France for a thousand years, now loaned to UK which states 'it returns' when it has never been here in the first place.
And what do the locals do? celebrate a massive defeat.
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𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗷𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝘂𝘅 '𝗸𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗻'
Koning Charles noemt het Tapijt van Bayeux, dat het Verenigd Koninkrijk momenteel in bruikleen heeft van Frankrijk, "een kostbaar symbool van vertrouwen". Dat zei de Britse koning woensdagavond terwijl hij het kleed met de Franse president Emmanuel Macron en hun echtgenotes bewonderde...
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Tapisserie de Bayeux | Bayeux Tapestry
À partir du 11 septembre le British Museum ouvrira au public son exposition de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, relatant la conquête de l'Angleterre lors de la bataille d'Hastings
https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/bayeux-tapestryComme souvent les anglais ne manquent pas d'humour (so british) : votre 1er jour comme agent de sécurité au Musée
#britishmuseum #bayeuxtapestry #british #humor #humour #tapisserie #bayeux #exhibition
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Le British Museum a accueilli Peter Thiel, fondateur du Palantir, lors d’une visite privée de la tapisserie de Bayeux
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/31/british-museum-hosted-palantir-founder-peter-thiel-private-viewing-bayeux-tapestry
🔸 Biographie de Peter Thiel
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel
##British#Museum #musée #tapisserie #Bayeux #PeterThiel #politique #Palantir #affaires #culture #art #France #USA #UK #Meta #Facebook #religion #PayPal #idéologie #démocratie #tech -
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#Bayeux
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The British Museum reminding us plebs how the world works - money and connections open all the doors.
Shameful.British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/31/british-museum-hosted-palantir-founder-peter-thiel-private-viewing-bayeux-tapestry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🧵🪡 The nearly 70 m (230 ft) #BayeuxTapestry is an embroidered #linen cloth ending abruptly with the death of King Harold at the Battle of #Hastings, leaving scholars to wonder if a final coronation panel was lost.
Ahead of its #London debut, organizers launched a #competition asking #children to stitch their own hopeful ending. Winning classes earn a trip to see the #artifact and visit the #battlefield.
#bayeux #battleofhastings #medieval #history #embroidery #needlework #textiles #art #britishmuseum #arthistory #kids #activities #history #england #uk #competition #tapestry
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RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK/117134551341588675
The mysteries of 11th-century social media still puzzle us ... #Bayeux #histodons @histodons
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Bayeux - Fontaine de Montier à #Bayeux (#Calvados) #CartePostaleAncienne 👉 https://cartorum.fr/carte-postale/342798/bayeux-bayeux-fontaine-de-montier
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Maison de la Place Saint-Martin, Bayeux, 1908 - Tostain CPA ND4
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Hôtel de la Crespellière à #Bayeux (#Calvados) Construction 1ère moitié XVIIIe siècle. Façade nord-ouest sur cour avec ses deux retours et les toitures correspondantes (cad. AK 60) : inscription par arrêté du 2...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00111048/bayeux-hotel-de-la-crespelliere
#Patrimoine #MonumentHistorique
Photo CC-BY-SA 4.0 : Romain Bréget -
Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry (this the facsimile). The English shield wall, v Norman cavalry.
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History, embroidered as always by the victors, has arrived at the #BritishMuseum.
In a later age, it might have made a thriller, a paperback and film called The Bayeux Tapes.
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So yesterday the Bayeux tapestry was transported, and because of the chatter about it I learned a couple of things. The best being that there exists a replica in Reading. https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/breaking-bayeux-code-fine-details-britains-bayeux-tapestry so all you Brits, skip the lines and stroll at leisure.
Second I had forgotten all about it, but online you can zoom in and explore also at your liesure:
https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/
Third is the most funny bit and is about penises. The replica in Reading, being sown by Victorian women has the human penises neatly covered by pants.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jul/15/never-mind-the-norman-bollocks-readings-replica-bayeux-tapestry-is-a-prudish-triumph
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Extraordinaire voyage de la tapisserie de Bayeux
Prêté par la #France à l'#Angleterre , cette #tapisserie de 70m retrace la conquête de l'Angleterre par Guillaume le Conquérant en 1066 sur une #broderie en #laine sur un canevas de #lin en 58 scènes, confectionnée il y a plus de 900 ans
Elle sera exposée au British Museum du 10 septembre 2026 au 11 juillet 2027
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9r54e5r4o
#Britishmuseum #bayeux #tapestry #battleofHastings #history #histoire
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La tapisserie de Bayeux est arrivée au British Museum, à Londres, pour un prêt historique - France 24 - Infos, news
Je l’avais vue à #Bayeux : un très beau témoignage historique.
