David Musgrove is content director of the HistoryExtra.com website and podcast, plus its sister print magazines BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. He is also the author of the bestselling 100 Places That Made Britain. Michael Lewis is Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum. An expert on the Bayeux Tapestry, he is the author of The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry. He is a member of the Bayeux Tapestry scientific committee that is advising Bayeux Museum on the reinterpretation and redisplay of the embroidery.

'A superb book that emphasises the importance of the Tapestry as both a historical and artistic treasure' - Dan Snow

• Introduction1. Putting the Conquest in Context 2. A Unique Embroidery3. The Story Begins 4. Captive in France 5. At the Court of Duke William 6. The Brittany Campaign 7. A Sacred Oath 8. Harold Becomes King 9. William Builds an Army 10. The Lull Before the Storm 11. The Great Battle 12. The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Legacy

David Musgrove is content director of the HistoryExtra.com website and podcast, plus its sister print magazines BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. He is also the author of the bestselling 100 Places That Made Britain. Michael Lewis is Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum. An expert on the Bayeux Tapestry, he is the author of The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry. He is a member of the Bayeux Tapestry scientific committee that is advising Bayeux Museum on the reinterpretation and redisplay of the embroidery.

'A superb book that emphasises the importance of the Tapestry as both a historical and artistic treasure' - Dan Snow

• Introduction1. Putting the Conquest in Context 2. A Unique Embroidery3. The Story Begins 4. Captive in France 5. At the Court of Duke William 6. The Brittany Campaign 7. A Sacred Oath 8. Harold Becomes King 9. William Builds an Army 10. The Lull Before the Storm 11. The Great Battle 12. The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Legacy

David Musgrove is content director of the HistoryExtra.com website and podcast, plus its sister print magazines BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. He is also the author of the bestselling 100 Places That Made Britain. Michael Lewis is Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum. An expert on the Bayeux Tapestry, he is the author of The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry. He is a member of the Bayeux Tapestry scientific committee that is advising Bayeux Museum on the reinterpretation and redisplay of the embroidery.

'A superb book that emphasises the importance of the Tapestry as both a historical and artistic treasure' - Dan Snow

• Introduction1. Putting the Conquest in Context 2. A Unique Embroidery3. The Story Begins 4. Captive in France 5. At the Court of Duke William 6. The Brittany Campaign 7. A Sacred Oath 8. Harold Becomes King 9. William Builds an Army 10. The Lull Before the Storm 11. The Great Battle 12. The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Legacy