Royal News

King Charles praises Bayeux Tapestry's return to English soil as 960-year-old artifact goes on display at British Museum

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4th September 2026
For the first time in its 960-year history, the Bayeux Tapestry is outside France, and King Charles joined French President Emmanuel Macron to officially open the British Museum’s newest exhibition earlier this week. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts 58 embroidered scenes that tell the story of the Battle of Hastings, which took place in 1066, when William the Conqueror defeated Harold, the last…
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Features

The Bayeux Tapestry is on its way to England: this is why I think it's the perfect way to tell history to a new audience

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15th October 2025
In just under a year’s time, London will be the setting for one of the most famous pieces of royal history of all. The Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of how William the Conqueror won the throne of England at Hastings and changed the country forever, will go on show at the British Museum in the autumn of 2026. It’s the first time it will ever have been displayed in England.
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Palaces & Buildings

Westminster Abbey building work unearths Medieval burial site

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24th September 2015
Westminster Abbey has been the site of many weddings, coronations and of course funerals. Over 3,300 people are buried in Westminster from royalty to nobility to scientists, and now we can add to that number. Westminster Abbey has been demolishing a 1950s lavatory block to make room for a new tower, which will be used to bring visitors to the attics of the building. Westminster Abbey Underneath…
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