Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cost and Hours:
€9,combo-ticketwithotherBayeuxmuseums€12or€15,includes
an excellent audioguide for adults and a special kids' version, daily May-Aug 9:00-18:15,
March-AprilandSept-Oct9:00-17:45,Nov-Feb9:30-11:45&14:00-17:15—thesearefirst
and last entry times, tel. 02 31 51 25 50,
www.tapisserie-bayeux.fr
.
To avoid crowds, ar-
rive by 9:00 or late in the day.
Bayeux History—The Battle of Hastings
Becauseofthispivotalbattle,themostmemorable dateoftheMiddleAgesis1066.
England's king, Edward the Confessor, was about to die without an heir. The big
question: Who would succeed him—Harold, an English nobleman and the king's
brother-in-law,orWilliam,dukeofNormandyandtheking'scousin?Edwardchose
William, and sent Harold to Normandy to give William the news. On the journey,
Harold was captured. To win his release, he promised he would be loyal to Willi-
