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The Bayeux Tapestry is British – we should keep it Opinion Despite its name, the Bayeux Tapestry is British…and it should therefore be kept permanently in the British Museum, argues James Ford I have a big problem with the Bayeux Tapestry. Firstly, it is not a tapestry, it is an embroidery. Secondly, it was not made in Bayeux. Historians believe it was stitched and sewn in [...]