What to read after you see the Bayeux Tapestry.

The Bayeux Tapestry is now on display in England’s British Museum, and the hottest ticket in London right now is a chance to peek at a nearly century old piece of fabric art. Whether you’ve gotten to view the Tapestry, or wish you could jaunt to the UK to see it, I’ve got a few recommendations of books to check out if you’ve got what British doctors call “Bayeux Fever,” which I’m afraid I may have. But first, a little primer. The Bayeux Tapestry is immense, nearly two feet wide and about as long