bayeux, normandy, france is the french town where you would find a famous tapestry depicting the battle of hastings in 1066.
in which french town would you find a famous tapestry depicting the battle of hastings in 1066?
bayeux , normandy , france
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this may have been a copy of the famous tapestry commissioned by françois ier from designs by giulio romano, the "gestes of scipion", the story of scipio africanus, which includes the scene "siege of carthagena". however, like the "battle of ravenna", the five pieces are first listed in november 1561 and so this too might not have belonged to james and mary of guise, unless they were among the unspecified tapestries bought by william schaw in 1539. however, there are other tapestries with the subject "siege of a town" in late medieval style which answer the description. another possibility is that these were scenes of the "siege of troy", a subject found in henry viii's collection. possibly, this tapestry was in mind when mary of guise, according to john knox, remarked that the aftermath of the failed assault on leith of 7 may 1560 was the fairest tapestry she had ever seen.
scottish royal tapestry collection