Reading Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry Gallery exhibits an accurate replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, made by 35 women of the Leek Embroidery Society in 1885.
The tapestry is the only known full size woven copy of the original tapestry in existence.
 
The tapestry is 70 metres long and depicts the events of the Norman Conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066.
This includes the preamble to conflict, followed by the preparations for war and decisive Norman victory in the Battle of Hastings.
Information boards around the exhibit offer a translation of the original Medieval Latin, while providing the visitor with a historical description of the conquest.
The final section of the Tapestry, which included William’s coronation at Winchester cathedral, was lost before the copy was made.
The events have a local significance to Reading, for King William’s youngest son Henry I founded Reading Abbey in 1121 and was later buried there.

The exhibit is complemented by information on the history of Saxon migration and Viking raids in the local area.
Reading Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry Gallery exhibits an accurate replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, made by 35 women of the Leek Embroidery Society in 1885. The tapestry is the only known full size woven copy of the original tapestry in existence.  
The tapestry is 70 metres long and depicts the events of the Norman Conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066. This includes the preamble to conflict, followed by the preparations for war and decisive Norman victory in the Battle of Hastings. Information boards around the exhibit offer a translation of the original Medieval Latin, while providing the visitor with a historical description of the conquest. The final section of the Tapestry, which included William’s coronation at Winchester cathedral, was lost before the copy was made. The events have a local significance to Reading, for King William’s youngest son Henry I founded Reading Abbey in 1121 and was later buried there.
The exhibit is complemented by information on the history of Saxon migration and Viking raids in the local area.
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