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A huge 11th-century tapestry of the Norman Conquest has (carefully) traveled to Engla

NPR | By Lauren Frayer
Published September 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM CDT

Part war propaganda, part comic strip, the 230-foot Bayeux Tapestry is back in England for the first time in 900 years. It depicts the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which ended Anglo-Saxon rule.

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Lauren Frayer
Lauren Frayer is NPR's international correspondent based in London.