Bayeux tapestry returns to England after centuries
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The Bayeux Tapestry, a nearly thousand-year-old embroidered cloth depicting the Battle of Hastings, is now on display at the British Museum in London until July 11 of next year.
The tapestry recounts the events of 1066 when Norman forces invaded England, changing the country’s course. It shows Norman archers initially attacking, followed by cavalry charging against English infantry protected by shields. The tapestry has rarely left Bayeux, France, but travelled across the English Channel as its subjects did in 1066.
While the tapestry’s home museum undergoes renovations, British authorities negotiated its temporary exhibit in London despite some opposition. The artwork offers insight into medieval storytelling when literacy was uncommon, and its images detail a fierce battle with fallen soldiers filling the tapestry’s lower border. King Charles III viewed the tapestry upon its arrival.
