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Westminster Abbey to display artwork depicting what could be Bayeux Tapestry’s lost piece

The tapestry is incomplete as the final section has been lost or never completed

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Why Brexit could end up being Kemi Badenoch’s arrow in the eye

ANALYSIS: As the Tories arrive in Birmingham for their annual conference still languishing in the polls, political editor David Maddox looks at how the party’s publicity team’s version of the Bayeux Tapestry is an ill omen for Kemi Badenoch

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Normans, Nudes and No Queues: Reading’s Other Bayeux

While the British Museum queues for Bayeux, Reading offers space to breathe: a full-scale Victorian version, Norman ruins, plus grand rooms and a surprisingly serious restaurant at The Roseate Reading.

Evening Standard · Sep 29

🔴 Live: Macron and Charles III visit historic Bayeux tapestry exhibition together

French President Emmanuel Macron called on France and Britain to forge closer ties on Wednesday as he joined King Charles III and Prime Minister Andy Burnham to mark the historic loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum. Macron said the two allies could build a bond “as close…

France 24 · Sep 2

Bayeux tapestry: Matilda of Flanders – the woman who was instrumental to William the Conqueror’s success

Just three women appear in the main body of the Bayeux tapestry: Edith of Wessex, shown grieving at the deathbed of her husband Edward the Confessor; the mysterious and much-debated shrouded figure named Ælfgyva; and a woman fleeing a burning building with her child. Missing from the tapestry is the…

The Conversation · Sep 1

Scientists reconstructed the face of ‘Conquest Man’, a 1,000-year-old skeleton buried just 13 years after the Norman Conquest

Buried around 1079, Conquest Man's identity has been revealed through scientific analysis. His ancestry offers insights into his journey across Europe, showcasing a unique blend of Scandinavian artifacts with those linked to a Norman church. This finding complicates the simplistic Saxon versus Norman narrative, emphasizing resilience and adaptability in the…

The Times of India · Aug 31

Bayeux Tapestry: Macron to open London exhibition

"A particularly significant moment, initiated by the President of the Republic to strengthen Franco-British relations", according to the Elysée. The French president thus intends to "highlight" the "exceptional loan" he personally approved in 2025.

Euronews · Aug 28

The Guardian view on the loan of the Bayeux tapestry: a manifestation of soft power

Editorial: The British Museum’s landmark cultural exchange is a symbol of post-Brexit rapprochement between Britain and France

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

Macron to meet new UK PM Burnham against backdrop of Bayeux Tapestry

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to London on Wednesday for his first meeting with the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, in what will be the first visit by a European Union leader since he took office. Macron will also unveil the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28

‘A better tomorrow’: UK schoolchildren get the chance to rewrite the ending of the Bayeux Tapestry

Nearly 1,000 years after it was made, the Bayeux Tapestry is back in England – and UK schoolchildren are being asked to imagine its missing final scene.

Euronews · Aug 17