Why loaning the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain has triggered a 1066-style battle amongst consultants

Experts have instructed Sky News the choice to lend Britain the Bayeux Tapestry may finish in catastrophe.

The medieval masterpiece, which portrays the Battle of Hastings in 1066, will go on show on the British Museum later this yr.

But the transfer has proved controversial, with consultants warning the fragile material might be broken whereas being transported to the UK.

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