CultureThursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display
The Bayeux tapestry exhibition opens in the UK with tickets sold out after a digital queue lasting up to nine hours and a record single-day tally for the British Museum. The newsletter presents 68 facts about the roughly 68-metre medieval embroidery, including its account of the events leading to the 1066 Battle of Hastings and evidence it may have been made in England by several women.
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Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display
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