The Bayeux Tapestry

[Wapping]

Is coming to London next year, on loan from France and being displayed in the British Museum.

For anyone who has never seen it, it is (as Michelin say) worth a detour.

Bayeux Tapestry to return to British Museum on loan after 900 years

Bayeux Tapestry will be shown at the British Museum, which will lend treasures to Normandy museums.

www.bbc.co.uk

As a member of the museum, I’ll be lucky enough to enjoy a private viewing and, I hope, a talk on it.

 

[glenn2926]

Just been reading this. That’s a shame as I was hoping to see it next year. Oh well, I’ll go when it goes back to France.

 

[FERRET]

Just been reading this. That’s a shame as I was hoping to see it next year. Oh well, I’ll go when it goes back to France.

I bet they put a replica at bayeaux.

 

[Mzokk]

I took my young kids to see it in the early noughties. The thing they remember about it more than anything was William being referred to as William the Bastard in the pre talk.........

 

[Steptoe]

I stopped off to view it in the mid eighties, surprised at the length of it, I always assumed it was a beach towel sized thing
Did you know the tapestry has 623 men, 190 horses, 37 ships, 35 dogs, 3 women…and 93 penises, 88 of them belong to horses.

 

[EKIMYRF]

I bet they put a replica at bayeaux.

They are remodelling the building its displayed in hence the loan

 

[Littledumptruck]

Saw it in Bayeux 25 years ago. Didn’t do much for me, no interest in seeing it again,

 

[Wapping]

The story of its survival, through Medieval wars, revolution, two World Wars is something in itself.

 

[glenn2926]

I bet they put a replica at bayeaux.

I think they’re knocking the building about so probably not.

 

[ChasF]

Should stay where it is. I thought it was/is very well displayed.

 

[rovert57]

Let’s hope no armholes tfy and damage it.

 

[Tinytim]

Let’s hope no armholes tfy and damage it.

Yes and don't forget the arseholes too..

 

[Toddmeister]

I last visited on a cycling holiday 20 years ago with the now Mrs T (who is a fluent in French)

As we went to reception the lady greeted us and said something about being dressed for riding on bicycles. Wanting to impress my wife with my excellent French speaking abilities, I replied that I loved wearing Lycra.

The lady burst out laughing, as did my wife. Apparently what I actually said was that “I wanted to love her in Lycra!”

They still let us in, and it was an interesting bit of history to look at, but not something i yearn to do again

 

[ShakeyGS]

Can I be the first nerd to point out that it's actually an embroidery, not a tapestry. This is because it doesn't use any of the techniques used in carpet making.

I seem to remember an exhibition at Edinburgh castle suggesting that sections of it were made in Scotland but my memory may be tricking me.

 

[Wapping]

Stitches in Time: A History of the Bayeux Tapestry | History Today

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