Bayeux Talk Series: 3. Henry V, Duke of Normandy

Professor Anne Curry takes the stage at Victoria Hall, Town Hall on Saturday 6 February, from 11am to 12pm, for the final talk in the Bayeux series. It's the third session in a run of three at Reading Museum & Town Hall exploring the Bayeux Tapestry, and it brings the whole thing to a close.

Curry is an Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and she's written a biography of Henry V for the Penguin Monarchs series. She's spent years on the Hundred Years War, with a particular focus on the battle of Agincourt, and in 2022 she was appointed Arundel Herald Extraordinary. This session follows two earlier talks by Professor Michael Lewis and Dr David Musgrove, who co-authored The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry.

The series sits within a few bigger things. It's part of 'Bayeux Around Britain', the British Museum's UK-wide initiative, and also the museum's own 'Year of the Normans 2026-2027', which marks 1,000 years since the birth of William the Conqueror. Reading Museum houses Britain's full-size Victorian version of the tapestry, which celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2026.

Tickets are £15 per person. If you're planning to catch all three talks, there's a 10% discount when you add them all to your basket before checking out. The session runs from 11am to 12pm at Victoria Hall in the Town Hall.