Stories Behind the Book

I like history – the weird things from history. And little, in my opinion, is more bizarre, more puzzling or more enticing than the Bayeux Tapestry. I was first introduced to this strange and wonderful embroidery in sixth grade. As we opened our history books one day, my…

To really appreciate the mammoth task those Canterbury Nuns undertook embroidering the Bayeux Tapestry, it has to be experienced in full as a continuous story. The vast dimensions of this artifact can be admired here. Scroll Horizontal to view Read the full Wikipedia article on the Bayeux Tapestry…

Pinterest is a fantastic resource for writing inspiration.Check out my Attercoppe Hall Pinterest board here.  Pinterest

One of my favorite resources discovered in researching how the Bayeux Tapestry was made is: The Bayeux Tapestry | A look at the physical aspects of this piece from a 21st century viewpoint  This is an awesome website. It presents, in clear and concise detail, the effort it took to…

After nearly a thousand years, The Bayeux Tapestry is scheduled to return to England for an exhibit in 2022! Although just such a return has been hoped for and attempted several times before, will it actually happen this time? Since it was completed, probably sometime in the 1070’s,…