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Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as first exhibition outside France opens

The British Museum on Thursday opened its doors for the first public display of the 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry outside of France. The museum has so far sold a record-breaking 100,000 tickets to see the tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror.

Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as first exhibition outside France opens

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