Laid out in the British Museum like a ruler, the Bayeux Tapestry tells its story with relentless, graphic mastery. Harold sails to Normandy and back. He breaks his promise to support William’s claim to the English throne. The Norman duke invades England. Trees are hewed into ships. Weapons are loaded. Armies meet near Hastings. Horses circle, then gallop, then fall (the artistry in those horses!). Men are massacred. King

The Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum this week, marking its return to British soil for the first time since the 11th century

The Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum this week, marking its return to British soil for the first time since the 11th century