A house in England is most likely the site of a lost residence of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.

And at Harold's coronation, the tapestry includes a star with a streaming tail — the first known depiction of Halley's Comet. The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings.

The comet was last seen in Earth's skies in 1986, Halley’s orbit period is on average, 76 Earth years. This corresponds to an ...

What it tells us about the past: This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral ... with a streaming tail — the first known depiction of Halley's Comet.