There have been many documentaries and shows about the tapestry but the Eleventh Century cloth has made its way into modern culture in a number of quirky ways.
The Simpsons went all out in this couch opening from the episode ‘E Pluribus Wiggum’ (S19, Ep10):
Star Wars, Various Scenes:
Game of Thrones, Various Scenes
Doctor Who, Various Scenes:
Winnie the Pooh gets in on the act:
Blackadder (English comedy show, beloved)
Shrek the Third (even ogres are getting in on it):
Last But Not Least, A Blast from the Past (July 1944):
I’m sure we’ll see more of the same, especially now that the Tapestry is returning to England for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
Read about two of the astonishing women associated with the Bayeux Tapestry:
Aelfgifu’s Story: The Northern Queen
Edith of Wessex’s Story: The Confessor’s Wife
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