Bayeux Tapestry's Norman conquest story crosses the Channel for the first time
- Issued on: 09/07/2026 - 13:17 3 min Reading time Peter Ricketts, the UK's Bayeux Tapestry envoy, would not be drawn on exactly when the nearly 1,000-year-old “incredibly fragile” embroidery would leave its home in Normandy for the British Museum.
- "We don't want any untoward incidents happening.
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- Issued on: 09/07/2026 - 13:17 3 min Reading time Peter Ricketts, the UK's Bayeux Tapestry envoy, would not be drawn on exactly when the nearly 1,000-year-old “incredibly fragile” embroidery would leave its home in Normandy for the British Museum.
- "We don't want any untoward incidents happening.
Sources: RFI