In a similar vein to the thread on Richard III, I'm sharing a 'history' story that's had quite a bit of airtime over here in the past few days.
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Stitchers in the tiny island of Alderney have completed their version of the Bayeux Tapestry ending.
The tapestry is 70m long and woven to tell the tale of the final days of King Harold's final encounter with William the Conqueror in battle.
But until now that tale did not include the coronation of William, which happened on Christmas Day 1066.
Historians believe the final segment of the Bayeux Tapestry was lost so islanders began making their own.
Members of the Alderney Tapestry Project started the project a year ago and have just finished.
Kate Russell, Alderney librarian, along with 416 Alderney residents worked on the project.
She said: "I have been fascinated by the Bayeux Tapestry since I first learnt about it. When we thought about it we thought, 'why not make something original to the Channel Islands?'"
Im still confused. Why did you guys pave over Richard III. Is that what killed him?
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Walter Hinteler
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Sun 10 Feb, 2013 06:40 am
@izzythepush,
izzythepush wrote:
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She said: "I have been fascinated by the Bayeux Tapestry since I first learnt about it. When we thought about it we thought, 'why not make something original to the Channel Islands?'"
I had had my (major) exams in Medieval History at university about La telle du conquest (aka Tapisserie de la reine Mathilde or Bayeux Tapestry). I've passed the museum dozens of times ... but never saw the original ... ...
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farmerman
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Sun 10 Feb, 2013 06:42 am
@izzythepush,
Fortunately we dont have that long in history to force us to commemorate **** in these huge epic tapestries.
We do, however, have a large mural of the Battle of Gettysburg that was done in Jelly Beans, or Leggos, I forget which..
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