2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (651+ words) The Bayeux Tapestry has gone on public display at the British Museum. The opening has become a major cultural event, with enormous demand for tickets and extensive coverage across the British and international media. The exhibition opened to the public…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1003+ words) The Bayeux Tapestry has gone on display at the British Museum, giving visitors in the UK their first opportunity to see one of the most famous surviving works from the Middle Ages. Medievalists.net attended a preview of the exhibition…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (249+ words) The Bayeux Tapestry offers one of the most vivid depictions of warfare from the Middle Ages, but how accurately does it reflect the realities of war? John France examines what this famous medieval masterpiece can—and cannot—tell us about…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (643+ words) Medieval chroniclers sometimes borrowed entire passages from earlier works, adapting old words to describe new people and events. Christopher Berard examines this understudied practice and shows how such borrowing could be more than a shortcut, allowing writers to draw meaningful…...