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Brexit was like Battle of Hastings defeat – rejoining EU body will fix it, says George Osborne

THE TALK SHOW: The former chancellor and chair of the British Museum tells The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig that much like the Bayeux Tapestry, which he has just brought to Britain, Brexit is not the end of the story

The Independent UK

Bayeux tapestrymania has gripped Britain. But what does it say about our own age of war and upheaval?

The tapestry is drawing crowds to the British Museum – and each person who sees it will draw a different meaning from this epic, vivid artwork, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Francophiles, Norman outfits and broken threads: visitors see Bayeux tapestry in UK for first time

Visitors got a first glimpse of the medieval artefact after it went on display at the British Museum in London

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The Guardian - UK

Feeling Bayeux tapestry Fomo? Check out these ancient artefacts instead

From iron age knitwear to stone circles, the UK has a wealth of alternatives if you missed out on British Museum tickets

The Guardian - UK

Two threads torn in Bayeux Tapestry on journey to London from France

The Bayeux Tapestry arrived in the UK in July following a top secret, high security operation

The Independent UK

King Charles Shows Off an Impressive Skill and a “Real Bromance” as He Returns From Balmoral

The King had French president Emmanuel Macron "crying with laughter" at the British Museum.

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How the Bayeux tapestry came alive for the people who viewed it a thousand years ago

As a professional embroiderer and textile archaeologist specialising in the early medieval period (450-1100 CE), I was privileged to be asked to contribute to the British Museum’s catalogue for its much-anticipated exhibition of the Bayeux tapestry, which is on display from September 2026 till July 2027.

The Conversation

The Bayeux tapestry: a stupefying, thrilling, horrifying masterpiece that shakes the earth

The greatest battle ever depicted in art is here at last – and it hurtles along, making your heart pound with its sense of doom and destiny, culminating in fires and corpses on a battlefield full of pathos

The Guardian - UK

King Charles and Camilla marvel at Bayeux Tapestry as it returns to Britain for first time in centuries

King and Queen joined by Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron to view 11th Century artwork at British Museum

The Independent UK

King and Macron unite for historic Bayeux Tapestry viewing in London

The King and Queen will join Macron and Andy Burnham for a visit to the 70-metre tapestry which is on display at the British Museum

The Independent UK

Charles and Camilla to view Bayeux Tapestry with Macron and Burnham

The 70-metre embroidered artwork, which is more than 900 years old, is on loan from France as part of a historic agreement with the British Museum.

The Independent UK

Claudia Winkleman stars in Bayeux Tapestry trailer as new wave of tickets announced

In an action-packed trailer, the British Museum announced that additional tickets to see the 70-metre-long tapestry will go on sale in October

The Independent UK

Missed out on tickets to see the Bayeux tapestry in London? A £1,000 hotel stay will get you in

British Museum’s £33 tickets to exhibition sold out in a day but some slots have been reserved for guests at One Aldwych

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Evening Standard

British Museum set for 'biggest ever' refurbishment

In March, Camden Council approved controversial plans for new Welcome Pavilions, including security admission buildings for the museum’s estimated six million annual visitors

The National (Scotland)

SNP ministers back calls for British Museum to return Lewis chessmen to Scotland

THE Scottish Government has backed a Yes group’s calls for the Lewis chessmen to be returned to Scotland ...

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This Researcher Breaks Down The 20 Most Cursed Objects In History And What Happened To Their Owners

After previously exploring the rarest historical treasures ever sold at auction and lost treasures worth billions that have never been found, Bored Panda once again spoke with Ali Mujtuba Zaidi, researcher at "The Historical Insights." This time, he examined 20 of history's most famous "cursed" objects, drawing on archaeological evidence,…

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The dog who waited for Odysseus: Argos reflects the deep human-animal bonds of ancient Greece

Homer’s Odyssey, with its fabulous monsters and intense tale of human endurance, was a natural candidate for Christopher Nolan’s latest Hollywood blockbuster. But amid all the fantasy and heroic human drama, there are two far more homely scenes in the poem which remain among the epic’s most memorable. Both involve…

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The Guardian - UK

A new entente? Bayeux tapestry’s UK arrival ‘closes loop’ on Brexit tensions

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first viewers as epic embroidery is unpacked at British Museum, a landmark in Anglo-French diplomacy

The Guardian - UK

Bayeux tapestry crosses Channel in dead of night for historic UK exhibition

Cloak-and-dagger operation delivers 70-metre medieval artwork to British Museum, as gathered diplomats applaud

Radio France Internationale

Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum under cover of darkness

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil – spirited to London's British Museum on Friday in the dead of night, after a high-tech and high-security operation in which any slip-up could have spelled disaster.

France 24

Bayeux Tapestry arrives safely in UK after loan from France

The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London after nearly 1,000 years early on Friday. The tapestry is on loan from France for a year and will be exhibited at the British Museum. Its journey has been surrounded by secrecy due to security concerns.

The Independent UK

Bayeux Tapestry arrives at British Museum in dead of night after top-secret journey from France

The 1,000-year-old artwork was spirited across the Channel Tunnel in a police-guarded truck

France 24

Bayeux Tapestry to make secret overnight journey to London for landmark exhibition

The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry will arrive in London in the coming days in a discreet overnight operation under police protection ahead of its first-ever exhibition in Britain, the UK envoy overseeing the transfer said. The 68-metre-long masterpiece, which depicts the 1066 Norman conquest of England, will go on display…

The Independent UK

Bayeux Tapestry ticket sales break British Museum record

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