Bayeux

American

[bahy-yoo, ba-yœ] / baɪˈju, baˈjœ /

noun

a town in Calvados, N France, in Normandy, near the English Channel: museum displaying the Bayeux tapestry, commemorating the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

Bayeux British

/ bajø /

noun

a town in NW France, on the River Aure: its museum houses the Bayeux tapestry and there is a 13th-century cathedral: dairy foods, plastic. Pop: 14 961 (1999)

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The 950-year-old Bayeux Tapestry will be as safe "as a baby" when it makes its unprecedented journey to London next month, according to French officials.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The comet became one of the most famous symbols associated with the year 1066 and even appears in the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

It comes amid preparations for the Bayeux Tapestry to go on display at the British Museum, on loan from France, following a historic agreement.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

A feasibility study for the transport of the Bayeux Tapestry to London, completed by three experts in March 2022, remains "confidential" at the request of the Normandy cultural authorities who commissioned it.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The Allies have taken Bayeux, a village on the coast of France, and are now fighting for Caen.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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