Bayeux Tapestry back on English soil after nearly 1,000 years - but what actually is it?
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Nearly 1,000 years after it was first made on English soil, the Bayeux Tapestry is finally back - but only until next summer. Nearly a million people are expected to visit and they’ll only have 40 minutes to view the 70 metre long fabric - not a huge amount of time to take in 58 scenes, 202 horses, 37 ships and 626 figures - of which just six in total are women. Here are the key facts you need to know. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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