A horseman of the Bayeux Tapestry

I mentioned on May 14 that I was working on a scene from The Bayeux Tapestry, which is not a tapestry in the contemporary sense, since it is embroidered on a linen ground fabric. I had already embroidered a naval scene 10 years ago. This piece is framed and hangs in our living room, so when I embroider in the evenings, I see it. Since I like the history attached to the original Bayeux, one of the oldest original embroideries that exist today, on exhibition at the Bayeux Museum in France, it is a compelling work to copy.

The Bayeux Tapestry is my personal history, the Battle of Hastings, 1066, the clash of armour between the French and English. I live divided between these two cultures, between the heritage of my family and that of my husband.