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Published: March 10, 2021 at 7:03 am Itâs 70 metres long, tells a tale that stretches over land and sea, covers a crucial piece of history, and has a wide cast of characters. Yet the Bayeux Tapestry does not relate the whole story of the Norman Conquest of 1066. It vividly records the head-to-head clash between Englandâs King Harold II âGodwinsonâ and Duke William of Normandy, placing these two protagonists firmly in the thick of the action. But it omits pivotal parts and players, notably the other battles of the Conquest year that took place in northern England â Fulford and Stamford Bridge â and one man in particular, Edgar Ãtheling, who might have been king in 1066. ....