Michael Lewis

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HistoryExtra podcast · The Bayeux Tapestry blockbuster at the British Museum · 8 Sep 2026 podcast

So I think it is really interesting, the way of looking at this and the way of looking at sort of the influences and, you know, the impact that the Normans then had on this country and other places as well.

Well, I hope that our story that we tell, which, like I said, is following the Bear Tapestry, will allow people to do that.

I think one thing it's always worth doing is with the Bear Tapestry, there's a temptation to always look at what's going on in the main freeze.

But I think it's important to kind of nod to the borders and see what's going on there.

So look out for the sort of changes, as you know, that it sort of starts with...

with the kind of birds and the beasts, if you like, being fairly sedate.

And then they start to do things like they sometimes cover their eyes in shock when they see Harold making an oath and they start to get agitated in moments of battle.

And indeed, in the Battle of Hastings, some of the birds sort of keel over.

So I think it is worth kind of casting your eyes up and down, not just in a linear way as well.

I mean, obviously, we'll highlight the kind of key scenes for people to look out for.

But I think it is worth doing a little bit of background reading to familiarise yourself.

Some of you might not know who Guy of Ponthieu is.

You might not have heard of Duke Conan of Brittany.

There's other people like Turold, Vital and Wardard, who you might think, gosh, who are they when you first come across them?

So I think there's no harm in doing a little bit of background research, but essentially people just need to sort of lay back, well not lay back, they'll be looking forward, and enjoy the experience of going through the tapestry.

Well, I've got a bigger scene than that in a funny sort of way.

I love the deathbed scene of Edward the Confessor because it brings together some of the sort of key characters in the tapestry from the English side.

And I love the fact also that, so basically in this scene, you've got Edward in his deathbed.

He's kind of touching hands with Harold.

They're stigand, kind of not shaven because he's been up all night.

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