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The Bayeux Tapestry

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  • HarryLime
    HarryLime Posts: 1,295
    ThreadKiller said:

    Addickted 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 :wink:

    Well I think Normandy should still be ours
    We lost it. I blame King John.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,117
    cafcfan said:

    stonemuse said:

    Should be Battle Abbey

    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.
    Which is exactly why it should stay exactly where it is.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Save your money, its just a 1066 version of The Sun. The last three feet explain how Harold was kidnapped by aliens :smile:
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    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.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,651
    It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    Carpetland
  • JWADDICK
    JWADDICK Posts: 846
    SantaClaus said:

    It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.

    What, how? It was a battle, they won, they were not trying to wipe out a race or nation just conquering a troublesome neighbour.
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    SantaClaus said:

    It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.

    Dont forget:

    The oppression of women.
    Slavery.
    Public executions.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    ThreadKiller said:

    Addickted 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 :wink:

    Well I think Normandy should still be ours
    ADMIN: Promote nomination.

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    edited January 2018
    Lets ave it frog face...

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  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    My what a big chopper!
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,207
    Why do I keep thinking...“Your father is a hamster and your mother smells of elderberries”
  • cashncarry
    cashncarry Posts: 980
    Hastingsaddick said:

    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.

    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.
    The empty Special Brew cans would ruin the effect
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    SantaClaus said:

    It's a fascist colonial artwork. If you view it you're tacitly supporting genocide.

    Can’t believe people are going to see roman villas and hardrians wall. They are literally supporting and condoning slavery
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    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. ;-)
  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,217
    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.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    SoundAsa£ 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.
    Worth throwing our hat in the ring I reckon.

    We've already turned them down. No enough Charlton content and we'd have to cancel our half and half ski hat exhibition
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    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.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,559
    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.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    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.

    At a cost of ?

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  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    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.

    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.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    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.

    At a cost of ?

    Get a grant from the EU, sorted.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    LargeAddick said:

    iainment said:

    Where most would see it would be best. So probably somewhere in London.

    but why does everything always have to be in London though and why when the tapestry has no association with London?

    To compensate for having to share our city with Millwall!

    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.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    I saw it many years ago and was impressed.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954

    Will it be signed as a loan deal or permanent contract?


  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    edited January 2018
    LargeAddick said:

    iainment said:

    Where most would see it would be best. So probably somewhere in London.

    but why does everything always have to be in London though and why when the tapestry has no association with London?

    Because it maximises the number seeing it.

    You sound like a northerner saying that. Which is ironic. ;-)
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    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.

    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.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Cardinal Sin said:

    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.

    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.
    Greatest hero in English history?

    See the Chris Powell thread :smile:

  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    edited January 2018
    Cardinal Sin said:

    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.

    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.
    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.

    Dammit now I wish Shakespeare wrote a tragedy called “King Harold”.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    man_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. ;-)

    Send them one of the copies of the Magna Carta Libertatum

    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.

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