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France to loan Bayeux Tapestry to Britain

Name: France to loan Bayeux Tapestry to Britain
Uploaded: 2018-01-18T12:21:39.946Z
Duration: 55 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: 70-metre embroidered cloth has not left French soil in 940 years

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to loan Britain the Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the decisive 1066 Battle of Hastings, in a potentially provocative effort to strengthen bilateral relations.

January 18, 2018

Produced and edited by Jamie Han, Footage:Reuters, Photo:Getty