One of France ’s most lever interior treasure , the Bayeux Tapestry , is formally heading to England for exhibition . The loan will mark the first prison term the fragile 11th century work has allow France in well-nigh 1000 years , according toThe Washington Post .
Gallic chairman Emmanuel Macron announced news of the loan in mid - January , viewed by some as a gesture to shine post - Brexit relations with Britain , ABC report . The tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 , a historically important case instinct with guts and glory .
stretch for 210 feet , the Bayeux Tapestry ’s nine embroidered panelstell the taleof Harold , Earl of Wessex , who swore an expletive to support the right field of William , Duke of Normandy , to the English commode once King Edward ( a.k.a . Edward the Confessor ) died without an heir . But after Edward ’s funeral at Westminster Abbey , Harold breaks his oath to William so he could be coronate Billie Jean Moffitt King instead . Believing he was the rightful ruler , William — today remember as William the Conqueror — make up one’s mind to wage war and finally vote down Harold at the Battle of Hastings .
The historical narrative has endured for century , but the tapis ’s birthplace has been lose to time . expert suppose that the artwork may have been created in England , in brief after the Battle of Hastings , although it ’s unreadable who design and aggrandise the scene . Its original owner , Bishop Odo of Bayeux , the half - chum of William the Conqueror , may have commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry . He became Earl of Kent after the Battle of Hastings , and this fresh title would have afforded him access to skilled artisans , The Guardianexplains .
The Bayeux Tapestry is currently on display in the town of Bayeux in Normandy . It probably wo n’t forget Franceuntil 2020 , after conservator control that it ’s secure to move the artwork . accord toThe Telegraph , the tapestrymight bebe display at the British Museum in 2022 .
[ h / tThe Washington Post ]
