French president to allow artefact to leave the country for first time for 950 yearsThe Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to Britain after the French president agreed to let it leave his country for the first time in 950 years, the Guardian understands.Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce that the artefact depicting the Norman conquest of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 will be moved from its current location in Normandy to the UK at an Anglo-French summit on Thursday. Continue reading…
Via: Emmanuel Macron 'agrees to loan Bayeux Tapestry to Britain'
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