The British Museum's upcoming blockbuster exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry marks the likely homecoming of this venerable artefact, to immense excitement. But why has it taken so long for it to return? And how has it become such a political football in our own time?
In this special episode of History Behind the Headlines, HistoryExtra's Dr David Musgrove tells James Osborne about the long story of the Bayeux Tapestry's travels from England to France – and back again – and explains why its journeys have always been fraught with politics, drama, and mystery.
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