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The Bayeux Tapestry (French: , Old English: ) is a 50 cm by 70 m (20 in by 230 ft) long embroidered cloth—not an actual tapestry—which explains the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of Englan...
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William The Conqueror, when on his deathbed, reluctantly permitted Odo's release in 1087. The bishop returned to his earldom and soon organized a rebellion with the object of handing over England to his eldest nephew, Duke Robert.
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Odo de Bayeaux, Earl of Kent b. bt 1031 - 1035, d. Feb 1097 ... Odo de Bayeaux, Earl of Kent1 ... Odo de Bayeaux, Earl of Kent was also known as Eudes de.1 He held the office of Bishop of Bayeux in 1049.1 He gained the title of Earl of Kent between 1066 and 1067.1...
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It is probable that the man who ordered the tapestry to be done was Bishop Odo of Bayeaux. He was William’s half-brother and his cathedral in Bayeaux was consecrated in 1077. It is likely that the tapestry was done to celebrate both William’s victory at Hastings and the completion of Odo’s cathedral.
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Analysis of who made the Bayeaux Tapestry ... History has recorded that the Bayeux Tapestry, was probably commissioned of the Embroiderer's Guild by William the Conqueror's brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, to celebrate the Norman conquest of England in 1066. ... bayeaux scene...
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A wordsearch of the key words associated with the Bayeux Tapestry ... History on the Net Newsletter ... Download Our Latest Catalogue...
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Biography of the warrior-bishop Odo of Bayeux, who also served as England's first chief justice or Chief Justiciar. ... Younger step-brother to William the Conqueror, Odo was thought to have been born in Normandy, France in about 1037 or 1038.
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Perhaps the best-known visual representation of these events comes from the Bayeaux Tapestry, commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeaux, half-brother to William, Duke of Normandy. Of course, the Bayeaux Tapestry dates between 1066 and 1077 AD, after the end of the Viking Age.
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His two children, Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux - responsible for the famous tapestry - and Robert, Count of Mortain and Earl of Cornwall were therefore half-brothers of William the Conqueror.
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