The Face That History Forgot

The August 31, 2026, announcement of the reconstruction coincided deliberately with the British Museum’s then-current exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, the famous embroidered chronicle of the Norman Conquest that had traveled from Normandy for a major London exhibition.

This timing was not accidental.

The Bayeux Tapestry shows the events of the Conquest from the perspective of the Norman victors and their Norman patrons.

It shows kings, knights, bishops, and named historical figures: Harold, William, William’s brothers, the Norman nobles who played major roles in the invasion.