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Constructing the Norman Fleet. Detail of 31-01-01/24 Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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Constructing the Norman Fleet. Detail of 31-01-01/24...

The Normans prepare their fleet for the crossing of the Channel; chain mail and wine casks are carried aboard. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The Normans prepare their fleet for the crossing of the Channel; chain mail...

The Normans load their boats for the crossing of the Channel. Chain mail and arms are carried aboard. Detail of 31-01-01/26 Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The Normans load their boats for the crossing of the Channel. Chain mail...

The Normans load their boats for the crossing of the Channel. Cart with wine casks, detail of 31-01-01/26. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The Normans load their boats for the crossing of the Channel. Cart with wine...

The Normans cross the Channel. Four knights on horseback on board of a ship. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The Normans cross the Channel. Four knights on horsebac...

The Norman Fleet sets sail for England. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The Norman Fleet sets sail for England. Bayeux Tapestry, embroid...

William of Normandy's boat arrives on Pevensey Beach. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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William of Normandy's boat arrives on Pevensey Beach. Bayeux Tapestry, embroid...

The Norman Fleet lands at Pevensey, Sept. 26-27, 1066. 3000 sailboats carrying 8000 men and 2000 horses crossed the Channel from Somme to Pevensey. With favourable winds, the crossing took them as long as the Allied fleet in 1944. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery.
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The Norman Fleet lands at Pevensey, Sept. 26-27, 1066. 3000 sailboats carrying...

The Norman Fleet lands at Pevensey beach. Masts are lowered and the horses led off the boats. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The Norman Fleet lands at Pevensey beach. Masts are lowered and th...

Preparation of the first meal after the Channel crossing. Two servants hang a kettle over a fire. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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Preparation of the first meal after the Channel crossing. Two servants h...

The first meal ashore: Servants fry and serve cuts of meat. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The first meal ashore: Servants fry and serve cuts of meat....

The first meal ashore. Servants roast fowls on spits. Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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The first meal ashore. Servants roast fowls on...