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A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William's army during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry (UK: / b aɪ ˈ j ɜː, b eɪ-/, US: / ˈ b eɪ j uː, ˈ b aɪ-/ B(A)Y-yoo; French: Tapisserie de Bayeux [tapisʁi də bajø] or La telle du conquest; Latin: Tapete Baiocense) is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 feet) long and 50 centimetres ...
The Bayeux Tapestry tituli are Medieval Latin captions that are embroidered on the Bayeux Tapestry and describe scenes portrayed on the tapestry. These depict events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy , and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England , and culminating in the Battle of Hastings .
Bayeux is located 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the coast of the English Channel and 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Caen. The city, with elevations varying from 32 to 67 metres (105 to 220 feet) above sea level – with an average of 46 metres (151 feet) – is bisected by the River Aure. Bayeux is located at the crossroads of RN 13 and the train ...
Bayeux speeches. The Bayeux speeches are two speeches delivered by General Charles de Gaulle of France in the context of liberation after the Normandy landings in June 1944 and in the immediate postwar period in June 1946. They were spoken in a public square in Bayeux (formerly Place du Château, since 1946 Place de Gaulle ).
Bayeux station. Coordinates: 49°16′11″N 0°41′53″W. Gare de Bayeux, early 20th century. Gare de Bayeux is the station for the town of Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway . It is a small station with regional trains ( TER) to Cherbourg, Caen, Paris and Granville. [ 1]
That placed it third on the per-capital medal table behind Dominica and St. Lucia which both won one gold medal. Dominica has a population of about 67,000 and St. Lucia around 184,000.
Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. A national monument , it is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was probably the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry , still preserved nearby.
Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for ...