The 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England went on public display outside France for the first time today in a long-awaited presentation.

For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry has returned to English soil.

The exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum is eagerly anticipated across the UK, as the medieval masterpiece is considered by many to be a symbol of the country's…