Description
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s great cultural artifacts. Offering a compelling account of the Battle of Hastings of 1066, it also provides unique insights into 11th-century everyday life. But who commissioned the Tapestry, and who made it? And how did King Harold really die? Timothy Graham addresses these questions and others in a richly illustrated presentation during which you have the opportunity to view the Tapestry’s most compelling scenes.
Timothy Graham is a Distinguished Professor of history and a Regents’ Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNM. He served as director of the Institute for Medieval Studies 2002-2020, organizing the acclaimed annual Medieval Spring Lecture Series. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from Cambridge and an MPhil from the Warburg Institute, University of London. He is the author of Introduction to Manuscript Studies.