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For nan first clip successful astir 1,000 years, nan legendary medieval tapestry depicting nan Norman Conquest will beryllium shown successful nan United Kingdom — a unsocial opportunity for anyone readying to travel there successful nan adjacent future.
The impermanent indebtedness of nan Bayeux Tapestry was announced while French President Emmanuel Macron was visiting nan United Kingdom earlier this week.
The tapestry will beryllium connected show astatine 1 of nan apical museums successful nan world — nan British Museum successful London — from Sept. 2026 to July 2027. Measuring immoderate 230 feet long, nan tapestry is 1 of nan world's astir celebrated medieval artworks.
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The portion of creation vividly depicts nan events surrounding nan Norman Conquest, pinch an accent connected nan Battle of Hastings. The conquest took spot successful 1066, erstwhile Normans invaded nan British Isles from France and seized powerfulness from nan Anglo-Saxons.
The tapestry was apt created successful nan 1070s, a fewer years aft nan 1066 conquest.

The British Museum, seen astatine right, will big nan Bayeux Tapestry, 1 of nan astir celebrated medieval artworks, from Sept. 2026 to July 2027. (DeAgostini via Getty Images; Peter Dazeley via Getty Images)
Historians judge that Bishop Odo of Bayeux commissioned nan art, which was apt produced successful England earlier being brought to France.
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The Bayeux Museum successful Normandy indicates that nan intricate tapestry features 626 characters, 37 buildings, 41 ships and 202 horses and mules.
"This indebtedness is simply a awesome of our shared history pinch our friends successful France."
"To make it easier to admit nan characters, nan creator added unique features specified arsenic mustaches and agelong hairsbreadth for nan Anglo-Saxons and short hairsbreadth for nan Normans," the depository noted connected its website.

The Bayeux Tapestry vividly illustrates nan Norman Conquest of England, including nan pivotal Battle of Hastings. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
In a statement, British civilization caput Lisa Nandy called nan tapestry "one of nan astir iconic pieces of creation ever produced successful nan U.K."
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"I americium delighted that we will beryllium capable to invited it present successful 2026," nan charismatic stated.
Nandy added, "This indebtedness is simply a awesome of our shared history pinch our friends successful France, a narration built complete hundreds of years and 1 that continues to endure."
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As portion of nan taste exchange, nan British Museum is lending artifacts from its Sutton Hoo collection, which were recovered successful a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon vessel burial.
The objects will beryllium displayed astatine various French museums.

The tapestry contains 626 characters, 41 ships, and hundreds of animals stitched successful stunning detail. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images)
The Bayeux Tapestry has been nan taxable of extended study since its rediscovery successful nan 18th century.
This winter, researchers successful nan United Kingdom precocious discovered nan long-lost residence of a legendary king who was depicted successful nan Bayeux Tapestry.
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The residence of Harold Godwinson, besides known arsenic King Harold II, was identified successful Bosham, a colony connected nan seashore of West Sussex, England.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.