The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion #[nn]
A vivid retelling of the Norman Invasion’s pivotal moments, this 1973 Folio Society edition brings the Bayeux Tapestry’s historic narrative to life through the detailed artwork of Michael Holford, whose unified work as artist, inker, colorist, and letterer gives the story a rich, cohesive visual depth. Written by Lewis Thorpe, it captures the tense oath-swearing in Normandy, Harold’s contested claim to the English throne, and the brutal clash that followed—without revealing the outcome, only the weight of its consequence.
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Harold is captured in Normandy, where William feasts him, gives him arms, and has him swear oaths of fealty. Even so, on Edward's death Harold takes the throne of England. William builds ships and sails with an army to England, where he digs in and ravages the countryside. As Harold's army approaches on foot, William attacks with horse, foot, and archers. There is terrible slaughter on both sides; French and English dead lie heaped together on the battlefield. But at length Harold and his brothers are killed, and the English soldiers flee the field.
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