In 1066 King Edward of England died. The Witan elected Harold son of Godwin as the new King.
However, Edward had promised the throne to Guillaume (William) le Bâtard, which greatly exceeded his authority. Harold apparently had also promised that William would inherit the throne.
Harold accepted the throne and William invaded, he defeated Harold at the Battle Hastings and the Witan now elected William King. Thus William got the more respectable name of William the Conqueror.
Williams’s wife Mitilda and her ladies in waiting commemorated the event by creating the Bayeux Tapestry which tells the story in a pictures.
Now YouTube has an animated version of the tapestry of which Mitilda could only dream
E N J O Y !
HT: Adrian Murdoch’s Bread and Circuses
2 years ago