Really an embroidery, 50 cm × 70 m
Story of the Norman conquest of England in 1066
The Norman men shaved the back of their heads, while the Anglo-Saxons had mustaches.
Halley's comet would have appeared on 24 April, nearly four months after Harold's coronation
Harold had been on a campaign with William in Normandy some years earlier.
The year before the Norman invasion Harold had been fighting his brother Tosting who had allied with king Harald of Norway to take the throne from him.
Comet Holmes experiences an "event"
