How to Make the Bayeux Tapestry

Gone Medieval by History Hit

Sep 29, 202653:47Society & Culture

What connects the Bayeux Tapestry and a Cheshire silk-producing town? Dr. Eleanor Janega makes a special visit to Macclesfield to uncover its medieval past as a royal borough associated with Edward I and Eleanor of Casti...

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