Dead-of-night operation brings famed Bayeux Tapestry back to Britain after nearly 1,000 years

Under police escort in the early hours of Friday, the Bayeux Tapestry arrived back in Britain after an absence of almost 1,000 years.

Bayeux Tapestry Arrives in U.K. After Maximum-Security Operation

The 11th-century tapestry will go on display at the British Museum in September. Tickets for the exhibition have already been ...

Inside the secret operation to move the world’s most famous tapestry

After more than 900 years in France, the Bayeux Tapestry—one of medieval Europe’s most fragile, priceless treasures—slipped ...

Bayeux Tapestry returns to Britain for first time in nearly 1,000 years

The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in nearly 1,000 years ahead of a sell-out exhibition at the ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless ...