Bayeux

American  

[bahy-yoo, ba-yœ] / baɪˈju, baˈjœ /

noun

1. 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.

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Bayeux British  

/ bajø /

noun

1. 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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Bayeux

Macron's visit to the UK was primarily to mark the Bayeux Tapestry's loan to the British Museum.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Macron's visit to London, which includes bilateral talks with Burnham on Thursday, will be rich with symbolism as the French president attends the official opening of the Bayeux showcase the previous day.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron begins Wednesday a two-day visit to Britain, inaugurating a landmark exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry and becoming the first EU leader to meet new Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing Street.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The research arrives as the British Museum prepares to open a major exhibition featuring the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the best-known surviving artifacts connected with the Norman Conquest.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

The comet was duly noted in a newspaper of the time, the Bayeux Tapestry.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan