Here’s a real giggle. Just imagine if, on that day in 1066, these little friends had turned up to interrupt the proceedings. The Battle of Hastings would definitely not gone in William the Bastard‘s favour, and we’d have kept our King Harold Godwinson. No brutal interference from across the Channel!
But, alas, it didn’t happen.
The “new” Bayeux Tapestry is the work of Ticia Verveer.
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What pure joy! Thank you! 🙂
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