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Incorporation of Bayeux
Rollo incorporated Bayeux into the expanding Norman principality.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Bayeux in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Rollo incorporated Bayeux into the expanding Norman principality.
Hugh d'Ivry became Bishop of Bayeux and sponsored construction of the Romanesque cathedral.
William makes Odo Bishop of Bayeux
Hugh d'Ivry died after overseeing the early Romanesque rebuilding of Bayeux Cathedral.
Odo became Bishop of Bayeux through the patronage of his half-brother William, Duke of Normandy.
Odo continued construction of the large Romanesque cathedral begun under Hugh d'Ivry.
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts Conan II withdrawing from Dol during William's Breton campaign.
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts Guy of Ponthieu taking Harold into custody after his landing.
Odo's cathedral and relics are traditionally associated with the oath portrayed in the Bayeux Tapestry.
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts Odo blessing food at a feast before the Battle of Hastings.
Odo helped provide resources and support for William's preparations to invade England.
Odo of Bayeux helps mobilise Norman knights and resources for the invasion
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts Odo rallying Norman soldiers with a club during the battle.
Commissions the Bayeux Tapestry
Couching stitch, now often called Bayeux stitch, filled large coloured surfaces in the embroidery.
The embroidery portrays castles, churches, halls, and other buildings from the conquest narrative.
The surviving narrative contains more than six hundred human figures.
The surviving embroidery measures approximately sixty-eight metres in length.
Woad, madder, and weld supplied blue, red, brown, orange, and yellow colours for the wool.
Decorative borders contain real animals, mythical creatures, fables, and scenes related to the central narrative.
The embroidery depicts more than two hundred horses and mules.
The embroidery was made on nine joined panels of woven linen cloth.
Coloured wool thread was embroidered onto linen to create the narrative scenes.
Most historians consider Odo the probable patron who commissioned the embroidery for his cathedral.
Commissioned by Williams half brother, Bishop Odo, possibly completed by 1077 in time for display on the cathedrals dedication. Assuming Odo commissioned the tapestry, it was probably designed and constructed in England by Anglo-Saxon artists given that Odos main power base was in Kent
The embroidery was probably intended to decorate the nave of Odo's newly dedicated cathedral.
The Bayeux Tapestry is first shown at the dedication of Bayeux Cathedral
Commissioned by William the Conquerors half brother, Bishop Odo
Odo dedicated the Romanesque cathedral after decades of construction.
Commissions a tapestry to celebrate the Norman Capture of England
Fighting during Robert Curthose's conflict with Henry I badly damaged the Romanesque cathedral.
Philip II incorporated Normandy and prosperous Bayeux into the French royal domain.
A cathedral inventory recorded the embroidery traditionally associated with Odo among its church treasures.
Lambert-Leforestier reportedly prevented the embroidery from being cut up for a military wagon covering.
The district Arts Commission secured the embroidery as national property and ensured its preservation.
Napoleon's government requested the embroidery for an exhibition at the Napoleon Museum in Paris.
Denon returned the embroidery after its temporary exhibition at the Louvre.
Municipal authorities introduced protective measures for the embroidery and other collections before the Second World War.
The embroidery was placed in an underground shelter at the Hotel du Doyen.
Coulet established his administration in Bayeux while Paris remained under German occupation.
Guillou's administration helped organize Bayeux as a hospital and refugee centre during the Normandy fighting.
Triboulet helped replace Vichy structures with the legal authority of the provisional French government.
Antoine Mercader supported local Resistance intelligence and liaison work around Bayeux.
Mercader's local Resistance organization helped inform Allied troops that German forces had left Bayeux.
Mercader accompanied Free French representatives and assisted restoration of public authority in Bayeux.
Guillou resumed municipal responsibilities as British troops secured the town.
De Gaulle entered Bayeux during his first return to French soil since 1940.
De Gaulle called for continued resistance and asserted French sovereignty over liberated territory.
De Gaulle appointed Coulet commissioner responsible for restoring republican administration in liberated Normandy.
De Gaulle left Bayeux for Isigny after establishing visible French political authority.
Hettier de Boislambert helped organize de Gaulle's reception and contact with local authorities.
D'Argenlieu went ahead to Bayeux to prepare residents for de Gaulle's arrival.
De Gaulle walked through Bayeux as growing crowds joined his procession toward the town centre.
The enthusiastic Bayeux reception strengthened de Gaulle's claim to represent liberated France.
Triboulet became the first sub-prefect serving the restored authority of Free France.
Antoine Mercader appeared with his injured arm during de Gaulle's visit to Bayeux.
Palewski accompanied de Gaulle during the political mission to Bayeux.
Koenig joined the delegation that established Free French authority in Bayeux.
De Gaulle visited the sub-prefecture before addressing the people of Bayeux.
Guillou coordinated assistance for refugees arriving from towns damaged during the Normandy battles.
De Gaulle returned to Bayeux and outlined constitutional principles for post-war France.
De Gaulle argued in Bayeux for an executive authority strong enough to remain above party conflict.
Provenance
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