Bayeux Tapestry: Battle of HastingsEnglish axman in combat with Norman cavalry during the Battle of Hastings, detail from the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, France.(more) Meanwhile, on the Continent, William had secured support for his invasion from both the Normanaristocracyand the papacy....
Nantes, city, Loire-Atlantiquedépartement,Pays de la Loirerégion, westernFrance. Nantes is situated at the head of the estuary of theLoire River, where it is joined by the Erdre and the Sèvre rivers, 35 miles (56 km) from the sea and southwest ofParis. It is one of the French towns...