Bayeux Tapestry
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Nov 6, 2026
Jason KingsleyHOST
But is there evidence of that?
Oliver CrichtonGUEST
Yeah, one very close look at the Bayeux Tapestry will show you very, very clearly that they are stallions.
Jason KingsleyHOST
And for those that aren't that squeamish, you can see, well, you see the sheath where the penis comes out.
Jason KingsleyHOST
So yeah, we absolutely can tell that.
Jeff WoodHOST
And they allowed individuals to specialize in work and generate more value for everyone around them.
Jeff WoodHOST
But what is value? This is a picture of one small section of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066 between the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans.
Jeff WoodHOST
My dad says we can trace our family on his side back to this piece of history.
Jeff WoodHOST
The conquering of the Anglo-Saxons in England by William the Conqueror and the Normans was done by sailing across the English Channel, an important mode of transportation at the time.
KalindaNARRATOR
Their architecture was at once strong and graceful.
KalindaNARRATOR
Their women were skilled in embroidery, a splendid sample of which is preserved in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, in which the conqueror's wife Matilda and the ladies of her court wrought the history of the conquest.
KalindaNARRATOR
This national taste for decoration expressed itself not only in the ceremonious pomp of feast and chase and tourney, but likewise in literature.
KalindaNARRATOR
The most characteristic contribution of the Normans to English poetry were the metrical romances, or chivalry tales.
Blindboy BoatclubHOST
It shot into the eyeball with an arrow, which I believe happened too.
Blindboy BoatclubHOST
I could be wrong, but I believe William the Conqueror got shot into the eyeball with an arrow, as is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Blindboy BoatclubHOST
And this new castle, which I'm standing outside right now, it's definitely the castle...
Blindboy BoatclubHOST
so William the Conqueror was the the Norman the Norman in 1066 that took over this island and the current royalty and the king and the queen and all those stupid cunts traced their ancestry to that one person William the Conqueror who was a a French Viking and I'm sure I've done podcasts about him before he's got one of my favourite
speaker_1NARRATOR
Speaking to David Musgrove in this episode of the History Extra podcast, historian Tom Licence draws on his new biography of the Anglo-Saxon king, to explore Harold's military experience and investigate his complicated family and political ties.
David MusgroveHOST
We are all talking about the Bayeux Tapestry with the big loan to the British Museum.
David MusgroveHOST
And King Harold is, of course, a key figure in the embroidery.
David MusgroveHOST
Indeed, some might say he's the hero of the first half of it.
Andrew FutterGUEST
So I think space has always been an inherently human thing, whether it's going back millennia to how ancient peoples thought about the relationship with space.
Andrew FutterGUEST
It's in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Andrew FutterGUEST
It's been key parts of religion and other kind of civilization.
Andrew FutterGUEST
The
Will HuttonHOST
Bayeux Tapestry, is that right?
Andrew FutterGUEST
That's Haley's Comet is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Andrew FutterGUEST
And we currently have a research assistant, James Aitchison, who is really interested in that period of history.
Andrew FutterGUEST
So it's not a new thing, but it's always been very human.
Daniel BurtGUEST
It's a little Easter egg next to Hayley's Comet.
Tony MoclairHOST
Now, Margot, the good news is for you, the Bayeux Tapestry is travelling from France to England, as far as I know, and the security involved in putting it onto a train and it going to England is going to be something else.
Tony MoclairHOST
But I don't know, if you're going to England any time soon, you may want to check it out.
Tony MoclairHOST
In the meantime, you've got Hopewell Rock, which is the favourite in the Melbourne Cup, Margot, so good luck.
Amy MatthewsHOST
The Bayeux Tapestry is 70 metres long.
Amy MatthewsHOST
It has 58 different scenes, including 623 human figures.
Amy MatthewsHOST
Do you know how many of those human figures are women? Six.
Amy MatthewsHOST
And only three of those are in the main panels.
Amy MatthewsHOST
The others are anonymous women in the tapestry borders.
Amy MatthewsHOST
In fact, there are far more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Amy MatthewsHOST
Hello, I'm Amy Matthews and welcome to the English Heritage Podcast, where we tell extraordinary tales of the past, its people and the places they lived.
Amy MatthewsHOST
This is the fifth in our special series on 1066 and the events surrounding William the Conqueror's invasion of England.
Michael MarshallHOST
joke.
Michael MarshallHOST
For the first time in over 900 years, the Bayeux tapestry has returned to the shores of Britain, on long from France.
Michael MarshallHOST
And for anyone who's not aware of the Bayeux tapestry, it's the embroidered depiction of the Norman conquest of England and of the Battle of Hastings.
Michael MarshallHOST
admittedly, as told by the conquering Normans.
Michael MarshallHOST
So you kind of have to take its version of events with a bit of a pinch of salt.
Maggie WestHOST
Many of you will be really interested in a very special tapestry on loan to us from France.
Maggie WestHOST
The Bayeux Tapestry, of course.
Maggie WestHOST
Until then, as always, take care of yourselves and each other.
Maggie WestHOST
And of course, keep listening.
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