Bayeux tapestry to return to Britain for first time in 900 years

The tapestry is widely accepted to have been made in England during the 11th century. Photograph: Bayeux Museum

The Bayeux tapestry will return to the UK for the first time in more than 900 years as part of a landmark loan agreement by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron.

The 70-metre embroidered cloth depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conquerer took the English throne from Harold Godwinson and become the first Norman king of England.