Thousands petition against France loaning Bayeux Tapestry to London
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A petition to prevent France from loaning a fragile tapestry to the British Museum has amassed more than 64,000 signatures, urging France's President Emmanuel Macron to listen to expert advice. Experts who have worked with the nearly 1,000-year-old Bayeux tapestry say that transporting the work would be catastrophic and cause irreparable damage. The 70m long medieval relic, which depicts William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, is believed to have been created by English embroiderers,
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