The embroidered work of medieval art known as the Bayeux Tapestry, a masterpiece that depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will return to Britain for the first time in centuries, according to the British Museum, where it will be displayed in London starting next year. The loan, which was announced on Tuesday as part of a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron of France, marks the first time that the tapestry will be in Britain since its creation, more than 900 years ago. The arrangement will give visitors a glimpse of a crucial episode in their country’s history as they come to stand before an epic work made to hang in the nave of a cathedral in France. The roughly 230-foot artwork, which was made in the years after the conquest, depicts the Norman invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings. The conflict allowed William the Conqueror to take the throne from Harold Godwinson to become the first Norman king of England.
