Petition to keep Bayeux tapestry in France

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You read my mind :joy: not tricky :stuck_out_tongue:

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I like Linda Ronstadtā€™s version:

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Not that confused :face_with_monocle:

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Amazing that we are all so keen to celebrate an English defeat. Maybe itā€™s because there arenā€™t many of them. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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And they only won that battle as the army had just walked all the way from the north after another so were worn out.

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Yes, and there are some people who think that one was fought in a football stadium. :roll_eyes:

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Now that could have made a good Monty Python sketch.

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I have been looking at some of the research by this group who are convinced that so much of the history about the Battle of Hastings is flawed. They have used primary sources including the tapestry to find what they believe to be the genuine battleground at nearby Crowhurst. One of their biggest obstacles to being taken seriously by the people who matter is that English Heritage earn a fortune from selling entry tickets to a field that has no archaeological evidence that it was the battle site and does not match the descriptions found in primary accounts. For those with an interest in history it might provide a source of interest when winter arrives.

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I wonder if they will get the location correct?

Sadly his latest incarnation is not a good look. :slight_smile:

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Never let the truth get in the way of earning money :joy:

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Iā€™d hate the tapestry to go to any country outside France and get damaged thereā€¦ by accident or (heaven forbid) deliberately.

Personally, Iā€™d prefer to let it take its chances in France. :crossed_fingers:

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Iā€™m sure if there was any doubt about the safety of the tapestry being moved the offer would not have been made.

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^ This.

Also, if itā€™s going to have to be moved anyway while the current premises are renovated, it might as well be on display somewhere in the interim, especially if itā€™s going to take two years to spruce up the Bayeux Museum.

As long as they donā€™t use Evri to ship it, itā€™ll be fine. :smiley:

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Agreedā€¦ except that there are people who do bad things deliberately ā€œto make a statementā€ (chucking paint or worse) of whatever sort and, if thatā€™s going to happen, Iā€™d rather it wasnā€™t in UK.

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Yes indeed - but I would imagine itā€™ll be displayed in a glass case (probably climate-controlled), as it currently is in the museum in Normandy.

Of course there is always the possibility that the Dread Pirate Roberts will hijack the ferry and pinch it on its way from Ouistreham to Portsmouth.

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As a place that had tomato soup thrown at art work regularly, I can assure you its very well protected. Our restorers had to repair the frames though.

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Those Warhol wannabes, eh? :roll_eyes:

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Art museums operate a very tight climate control agreed between most galeries 20-22c and humidity and daylight UV closely managed. Part of my old job.

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Well as long as it doesnā€™t end up in the back of a cupboard in someoneā€™s bedroom, like that copy of Leonardo Da Vinciā€™s Salvator Mundi:

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I also think it should not be coming to the UK. I am aware that the experience and technology for moving precious and invaluable articles is available. But the cost of transport and security involved is bound to be enormous. Who is paying for it? The money would be better spent elsewhere.