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Bayeux Tapestry Crosses Channel | Salt Lake City News
For the first time in nearly a thousand years, France is lending the Bayeux Tapestry to England—a breathtaking 11th-century masterpiece chronicling the Norman Conquest—now safely housed at the British Museum after a secret 11-hour journey through the Channel Tunnel. This historic loan, symbolizing the enduring Entente Cordiale, is expected to draw 7.5 million visitors, surpassing the museum’s entire visitor history. While some critics, including David Hockney, warn of risks to the fragile artifact, the tapestry’s arrival marks a powerful cultural moment, bridging centuries of rivalry with…
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