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Bayeux tapestry to be insured for £800m for British Museum exhibition ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The 70-metre-long cloth about the Norman invasion has not been seen in England since it was created in 11th century
The Bayeux tapestry will be insured for an estimated £800m when it returns to the UK…
3 months ago
The War Room newsletter: The most successful amphibious invasion ⊕
In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings
4 months ago
Pictured: The mummified CAT found buried in the walls of historic church where 'slain King Harold was interred' - so could it have been guarding against evil spirits? ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The desiccated feline was found in the walls of Waltham Abbey Church, where Harold Godwinson is believed to have been buried after his death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Teenage girl who got PTSD after being given 'drug-laced vape' by older boys at £34k-a-year private school wins £145k payout ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Irune Pedrayes was only 14 and in her first weeks at the £34,000-a-year Buckswood School, near Hastings, East Sussex when she was supplied with vape liquid containing the stimulant mephedrone.
5 months ago
Scott Hastings: 'I go back to the bay where my wife died every week' ○
Jenny Hastings went missing after arranging to meet her husband, former Scotland rugby international Scott, at Wardie Bay.
Caravan owner reveals mess left by untidy family at Haven holiday park - but people argue there's NOTHING wrong with it ○
The caravan host, who operates in Hastings, took to social media to complain of the 'mess' her guests had made - but has been met with backlash from viewers who told her to 'find another profession.'
From a spruced-up Big Ben to Cambridge’s crystal doughnut – Stirling prize for architecture shortlist unveiled ○
Six contenders for the prestigious UK award for excellence in architecture also include two houses, a medical research centre and a college of fashion – but nothing north of the Fens
Rather like conte…
‘La tapisserie, c’est moi’: Macron accused of putting politics first in Bayeux tapestry loan ○
Organiser of petition says French president ignoring expert advice that artefact too fragile to be transported to UK
The Bayeux tapestry is so fragile that transporting it risks irreparable damage, Fr…
6 months ago
What King and Conqueror gets wrong about 1066: Biggest untruths in James Norton's Battle of Hastings drama revealed ○
Those who hoped that new TV drama King and Conqueror might at least accurately depict what we do know about 1066 have been left disappointed.