Bayeux Tapestry: The Arrow Was A ‘Stitch Up’ | Prof Michael Lewis

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“It's difficult to know because of the restorations that have been made to the tapestry to know the exact truth, but I'm kind of one to think that originally there wasn't an arrow. And it's like you say, a bit of a stitch up later on.” Exhibition curator Professor Michael Lewis reveals that King Harold’s iconic "arrow in the eye" was likely added during a 19th-century restoration. Michael Lewis was speaking to Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio. Listen live every Sunday, from 4-7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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