The Bayeux Tapestry is now back on English soil for the first time in more than 900 years

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The Bayeux Tapestry is the earliest depiction of the Battle of Hastings, in the year 1066. That was the start of the Norman Conquest, which changed England’s rulers, language and ethnic makeup. Sewn in England but whisked away to France in the late 11th century, it’s now back on English soil for the first time in more than 900 years.…

The Bayeux Tapestry is the earliest depiction of the Battle of Hastings, in the year 1066. That was the start of the Norman Conquest, which changed England’s rulers, language and ethnic makeup. Sewn in England but whisked away to France in the late 11th century, it’s now back on English soil for the first time in more than 900 years.…

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