A needle in the right hand of God : [the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making and meaning of the Bayeux tapestry] /

The Bayeux Tapestry is the world's most famous textile - an exquisite 230-foot-long embroidered panorama depicting the events surrounding the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is also one of history's most mysterious and compelling works of art. This account of the battle that redrew the map of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloch, R. Howard
Corporate Author: Tantor Media
Other Authors: Hoye, Stephen
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: [Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Audio, [2007]
Edition:Unabridged.
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