Bayeux Tapestry draws flocks in London seeking story 'etched in memory'

The first visitors admired the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum on Thursday. The work is on loan from France to the United Kingdom until July 2027. Public interest reflects both the importance of William the Conqueror's accession to the English throne in the national story and the fascination of seeing a nearly 1,000-year-old tapestry.