This was amazing. It shows what people did before things like the printing press…
The Bayeux Tapestry[a] is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 feet) long and 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall[1] that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy challenging Harold II, King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years of the battle. Now widely accepted to have been made in England, perhaps as a gift for William, it tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans and for centuries has been preserved in Normandy.
If you have the opportunity, go see this. Take the slow walk around the entire thing and listen to the audio tour, it has a Monty Python twist to it (my favorite line…You could tell he was in a hurry as he wasn’t wearing his shoes – not for the words but for how it was spoken)