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Overview
For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England. The Display: The tapestry is displayed flat and continuous inside a specially engineered showcase, allowing visitors to view the full expanse of the embroidery. Following an historic agreement with France, the 70-metre-long tapestry, depicting events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will be loaned to the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027. This monumental embroidery tells the dramatic story of a moment that changed England forever. No year in the country’s history is more famous than 1066. It was the last time England was successfully invaded, and it is the year from which the modern monarchy dates itself. And there is no other object that is as instantly recognisable, as studied in schools and as copied by artists as the Bayeux Tapestry. One of the wonders of the medieval world, the Tapestry offers a vision of life in 11th-century England both before and after the Conquest, from castles, warfare and ships to clothing, food and furniture. Likely commissioned by a Norman patron and made by English embroiderers, using manuscript drawings from Canterbury, the Tapestry is both a precious historical record and a remarkable work of art. In case time is limited to get refreshments before entry, you may wish to bring a flask on the coach. First entry is 10.50 last entry is at 11.40 in ten minute intervals so you can get lunch after your visit.
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