One of the world's greatest treasures of medieval art, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Bayeux Tapestry recounts the invasion of the Kingdom of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy.
However, this immense embroidery of nearly 70 meters long still holds many mysteries...
As the Bayeux Tapestry prepares to leave Normandy for the first time in 900 years and cross the Channel to be exhibited at the British Museum, this documentary sheds light on an art piece that traces an unparalleled odyssey through a period of major upheavals in History: that of the early Middle Ages and the advent of the feudal system in Europe. The end of the Vikings, the beginning of the Knights.
Direction: Alexis de Favitski
Production: La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse for France Télévisions & BBC
For the millenium of William the Conqueror's birth in 2027