The Bayeux Tapestry
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We lost it. I blame King John.ThreadKiller said:
Well I think Normandy should still be oursAddickted said:Seen it a couple of times. It's an embroidery and not a tapestry
It's ours, completed by Kentish women in Canterbury and should remain in this country. When they ask for it back, tell them to get stuffed.
Completely different scenario to the Elgin Marbles
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Which is exactly why it should stay exactly where it is.cafcfan said:
Is that a ruin? This item is very old and very fragile. Things like light exposure, air humidity and temperature control are vitally important. (Not to mention protection from various fruit-loops and terrorists.) I suspect that the British Museum is one of the few places that can look after such a large item properly without having to spend a vast sum of money on the necessary infrastructure.stonemuse said:Should be Battle Abbey
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Save your money, its just a 1066 version of The Sun. The last three feet explain how Harold was kidnapped by aliens
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Couldn’t Henry be in with a shout......might be able to find a bit of room for it in either The Lib or even the museum at a pinch.
Worth throwing our hat in the ring I reckon.1 -
It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.4
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What, how? It was a battle, they won, they were not trying to wipe out a race or nation just conquering a troublesome neighbour.SantaClaus said:It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.
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Dont forget:SantaClaus said:It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.
The oppression of women.
Slavery.
Public executions.0 -
ADMIN: Promote nomination.ThreadKiller said:
Well I think Normandy should still be oursAddickted said:Seen it a couple of times. It's an embroidery and not a tapestry
It's ours, completed by Kentish women in Canterbury and should remain in this country. When they ask for it back, tell them to get stuffed.
Completely different scenario to the Elgin Marbles
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Lets ave it frog face...
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My what a big chopper!0
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Why do I keep thinking...“Your father is a hamster and your mother smells of elderberries”0
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The empty Special Brew cans would ruin the effectHastingsaddick said:
It's 70 meters long....Bottle Alley would do the job LOL......seriously though agree with you. I have seen it in Bayeux, definitely go and see it wherever it gets displayed.LargeAddick said:who would go and see it?
where should it be on display - Battle (logical and my choice), Hastings(why?), Canterbury (just because it was made there?) or somewhere else?
Living locally, in fact our house is a stone's throw from where William planted his 'standard' before the battle, I think it should be displayed in Battle Abbey. Would give a massive boost to the town.1 -
Can’t believe people are going to see roman villas and hardrians wall. They are literally supporting and condoning slaverySantaClaus said:It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.
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I had to laugh when Macron suggested that we might like to reciprocate with something appropriate.
How about the piece of the Union Flag from Nelson's flagshipship that's just been auctioned or the Overlord Tapestry. ;-)
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Can't imagine Bayeux being happy about giving it up for any significant period as the Town's economy practical depends on the visitors it brings in. Plus moving it is going to be such a delicate operation. Best to go see it in Normandy for those really interested.3
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We've already turned them down. No enough Charlton content and we'd have to cancel our half and half ski hat exhibitionSoundAsa£ said:Couldn’t Henry be in with a shout......might be able to find a bit of room for it in either The Lib or even the museum at a pinch.
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Battle is enticing but not really practical. There is nowhere to display that fits the requirements of safety (for the tapestry) in terms of security or the correct environmental conditions. On that basis it needs to be displayed in a museum capable of meeting both those needs.
In addition. As fine a site Battle is. It is at one end of the country. Literally. To get the tapestry seen by the most people and in the perfect conditions I believe it needs to be displayed in The British Museum.5 -
Is the British Museum ooop North? Thought not. The CAFC museum is at The Valley because its historically significant to the items on show there. Same with Battle and the tapestry. IF it comes its not till 2022 so plentry of time to build if necessary somewhere suitabke to house it.0
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At a cost of ?LargeAddick said:Is the British Museum ooop North? Thought not. The CAFC museum is at The Valley because its historically significant to the items on show there. Same with Battle and the tapestry. IF it comes its not till 2022 so plentry of time to build if necessary somewhere suitabke to house it.
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How many of the items in the British Museum are from Britain, let alone London? Bit of an odd example to use for the point you're trying to make.LargeAddick said:Is the British Museum ooop North? Thought not. The CAFC museum is at The Valley because its historically significant to the items on show there. Same with Battle and the tapestry. IF it comes its not till 2022 so plentry of time to build if necessary somewhere suitabke to house it.
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Get a grant from the EU, sorted.ShootersHillGuru said:
At a cost of ?LargeAddick said:Is the British Museum ooop North? Thought not. The CAFC museum is at The Valley because its historically significant to the items on show there. Same with Battle and the tapestry. IF it comes its not till 2022 so plentry of time to build if necessary somewhere suitabke to house it.
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To compensate for having to share our city with Millwall!LargeAddick said:
but why does everything always have to be in London though and why when the tapestry has no association with London?iainment said:Where most would see it would be best. So probably somewhere in London.
I get the romantic argument for Battle, but I would imagine that it'll need to be kept in very specific conditions which might mean that the British Museum is the best option.
It's all French propaganda anyway.1 -
I saw it many years ago and was impressed.1
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Will it be signed as a loan deal or permanent contract?
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Because it maximises the number seeing it.LargeAddick said:
but why does everything always have to be in London though and why when the tapestry has no association with London?iainment said:Where most would see it would be best. So probably somewhere in London.
You sound like a northerner saying that. Which is ironic. ;-)1 -
Not sure distance and convenience should be used as an excuse. King Harold and his army had to march all the way from The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Yorkshire, not the play-offs) in order to engage the Normans, so we should be prepared to make the trip to Battle. On foot. Just imagine if Harold had won. He would be the greatest English hero in history to this day (possibly still Winston Churchill?). Having defeated a large Norwegian Viking army only weeks before he came within an ace of sending the French Vikings (Normans) packing too.ShootersHillGuru said:Battle is enticing but not really practical. There is nowhere to display that fits the requirements of safety (for the tapestry) in terms of security or the correct environmental conditions. On that basis it needs to be displayed in a museum capable of meeting both those needs.
In addition. As fine a site Battle is. It is at one end of the country. Literally. To get the tapestry seen by the most people and in the perfect conditions I believe it needs to be displayed in The British Museum.2 -
Greatest hero in English history?Cardinal Sin said:
Just imagine if Harold had won. He would be the greatest English hero in history to this day (possibly still Winston Churchill?). Having defeated a large Norwegian Viking army only weeks before he came within an ace of sending the French Vikings (Normans) packing too.ShootersHillGuru said:Battle is enticing but not really practical. There is nowhere to display that fits the requirements of safety (for the tapestry) in terms of security or the correct environmental conditions. On that basis it needs to be displayed in a museum capable of meeting both those needs.
In addition. As fine a site Battle is. It is at one end of the country. Literally. To get the tapestry seen by the most people and in the perfect conditions I believe it needs to be displayed in The British Museum.
See the Chris Powell thread
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The battle of Stamford Bridge was a brilliant victory and if Hastings would have been won would have been the more famous of victories imo. The fact Harold’s own brother had betrayed him and been killed in the battle and the old enemy of the Norse being utterly defeated ending the age of the vikings and ushering in the middle ages gave it a real Shakespearean edge.Cardinal Sin said:
Not sure distance and convenience should be used as an excuse. King Harold and his army had to march all the way from The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Yorkshire, not the play-offs) in order to engage the Normans, so we should be prepared to make the trip to Battle. On foot. Just imagine if Harold had won. He would be the greatest English hero in history to this day (possibly still Winston Churchill?). Having defeated a large Norwegian Viking army only weeks before he came within an ace of sending the French Vikings (Normans) packing too.ShootersHillGuru said:Battle is enticing but not really practical. There is nowhere to display that fits the requirements of safety (for the tapestry) in terms of security or the correct environmental conditions. On that basis it needs to be displayed in a museum capable of meeting both those needs.
In addition. As fine a site Battle is. It is at one end of the country. Literally. To get the tapestry seen by the most people and in the perfect conditions I believe it needs to be displayed in The British Museum.
Dammit now I wish Shakespeare wrote a tragedy called “King Harold”.0 -
Send them one of the copies of the Magna Carta Libertatumman_at_milletts said:I had to laugh when Macron suggested that we might like to reciprocate with something appropriate.
How about the piece of the Union Flag from Nelson's flagshipship that's just been auctioned or the Overlord Tapestry. ;-)
It's worked well enough for us for 800 years and it might give them some useful hints about their union with the rest of Europe.1
