Stitched up

70m of post-invasion propaganda rebutting Harold's claim to the throne all in fine needlepoint. Most of the tapestry affirms that King Steven nominated William as successor to the English throne and that Harold had sworn an oath of fealty to William. It was displayed afterwards in the cathedral and elsewhere Both as a history lesson for the illiterate peasantry, and as a moral lesson about the consequences of breaking your oath to your master.Read more