The reason so many newspapers are called “The Post” derives from the notices that these people would post to the door of inns after performing their main job. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this occupation, sometimes called a bellman for the objects used by people in this job. They’re not officers of the court, but these people would frequently use the word “Oyez” (“OH-yay”).
ANSWER: town crier
[10m] Two bellmen appear on this work, a 70-meter-long record of William the Conqueror’s triumph at the Battle of Hastings now kept at a museum in Normandy.
ANSWER: Bayeux Tapestry [or Tapisserie de Bayeux; or La telle du conquest; or Tapete Baiocense]
[10e] Another job of the town crier was to announce why these events were taking place. Gallows were often built in preparation for these gruesome events.
ANSWER: public executions [accept public hangings; do not accept “beheadings”]
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