The Bayeux Tapestry should be renamed the 'Canterbury Embroidery' because it was almost certainly made in Britain and isn't technically a tapestry, a historian has said.
Dr David Musgrove said the 230-foot long artefact was most likely woven in Kent rather than France and was created using an embroidery technique, meaning it is not a tapestry.
The academic, who has a PhD in medieval landscape archaeology, spoke after news that the 11th-century work depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest is to go on display at the British Museum next year.
The expert said the artefact's trip presents academics with a chance to confirm that the treasure was created in the UK.
Dr Musgrove is host of the BBC's History Extra podcast. He said on the latest episode: 'It's an embroidery, so you've got woven elements on a linen backing.
