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    Bayeux Tapestry to be loaned to England for first time

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    1. socratic-meth on

      > The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be displayed in the British Museum for the first time, it can be revealed.

      France: “Can we have the Bayeux Tapestry back now?”

      British Museum: “What Bayeux Tapestry?”

    3. martzgregpaul on

      It was actually made in England so not the first time its been here

      Edit for the downvoters: “Now widely accepted to have been made in England, perhaps as a gift for William, it tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans and for centuries has been preserved in Normandy.”

    4. 233C on

      Feels like your parents showing you the 8mm film your father took of your own birth.
      Thanks Mum, I could live without seeing that thank you.

    5. AlexG55 on

      I think they were planning to bring it over in 2020 but it got cancelled because of COVID.

      I remember reading about the plans to wind it around a huge drum for transport.

    6. PartyCoyote999 on

      Saw the tapestry when i was a lad on a visit to france, Its very beautifuly done. If anyone goes to see it while its in the uk look for Halley’s comet on it.

    7. grumpsaboy on

      Finally, our reward for giving up fishing and youth mobility. All of the concessions of finally paid off. France has handed the tapestry over

    8. chaosandturmoil on

      if i knew i could wait 35 years for it to come to england i wouldn’t have needed to go on that school trip to see it.

    9. aabdsl on

      We should refuse to return it once it’s over here and offer to return to the EU the Parthenon marbles in exchange.

    10. shutyourgob on

      “We have a gift for you, a 70m long diagram of us invading your country and chopping all of your heads off”

    11. pattybutty on

      Why? There’s already a perfectly good copy in Reading Museum, and it’s not even had to be patched up!

    12. pattybutty on

      “The (Bayeux) museum is closing in September this year to undergo refurbishment for two years, after which the tapestry is due to return to Bayeux.”

      Nah, once it’s in the British Museum, it stays in the British Museum, mwahaha!

    14. Extreme-Slight on

      It was supposed to be coming over just before lockdown so I’m pleased its now coming over

    15. douggieball1312 on

      I remember this was announced several years ago and it ended up not happening. Something about the tapestry being too fragile in the end.

      Either that or the state visit has suddenly put Macron in a generous mood today.

    16. sober_disposition on

      It’s not a tapestry, it’s an embroidered, and it’s not from Bayeux, it’s from Canterbury.

    17. Freshwater_Spaceman on

      One of my old man’s favourite jokes. “Ya heard that the Bayeux tapestry is being loaned to Swansea!?”

      “Oh no way, how exciting. Where is it being displayed?”

      “Not sure but it’ll be over bay-ere in no time” 🙄

      Love you dad!

    18. limaconnect77 on

      Fun thing about the Kent Embroidery is a good deal of the ‘popular’/casual interpretation of its most interesting contents (for Brits) is wrong.

    22. Chopperpad99 on

      More horses than women! Over 600 men and only 5 women, most of which are being ill treated (or worse). Crazy!

    23. Paladin2019 on

      My family were planning a trip to France specifically to go and see it… While we’re there it’s going to be in London!

    24. BraveLordWilloughby on

      Someone should sneakily embroider a big shit on Williams’ head.