Bayeux Tapestry: A strip of linen 231 feet long and twenty inches wide, preserved in the Library at Bayeux, France, embroidered with episodes of the Norman conquest of England from the visit of Harold to the Norman court until his death at Senlac, each with its title in Latin. The work is of great archaeological interest from its details of costume and arms. It is believed to have been made by Matilda, queen of William the Conqueror.

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