The extraordinary story of the warrior bishop who commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and helped plan the Norman Conquest
Odo, the younger half-brother of William the Conqueror, was ordained Bishop of Bayeux while still in his teens. He played a pivotal role in the planning and implementation of the Conquest of England, after which, as Earl of Kent, he was second only to William in wealth and power. He was the first Chief Justice of England and on occasion also acted as Regent when the king was in Normandy. In the 1070s he commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry, completed for the consecration of...
The extraordinary story of the warrior bishop who commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry and helped plan the Norman Conquest