History makers

AS THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY MAKES ITS JOURNEY TO ENGLAND’S SHORES, THE BBC HAS RELEASED THIS RETELLING OF THE MOMENTOUS EVENTS OF 1066. BUT DOES THIS MEDIEVAL EPIC FALL INTO THE SAME TRAPS AND TROPES AS SO MANY DRAB HISTORICAL DRAMAS BEFORE IT?

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