Now do this put-the-text-back-together activity.
This is the text (if you need help).
The Bayeux Tapestry has returned to Britain for the first time in more than 900 years. The famed, 68-metre-long tapestry is an embroidered artwork and important historical document. It chronicles 58 events surrounding the successful military invasion and takeover of England in 1066 by France's Duke William of Normandy. It shows the death of England's King Harold II, who was hit in the eye by an arrow at the Battle of Hastings. Historians believe the tapestry was made in England as a gift for William. For the past 900 years, it has been preserved in Bayeux, France. It is now at the British Museum in London, where it will be put on display between September 2026 and July 2027.
The tapestry was transported with military precision by an art transportation specialist. There was heavy police protection as the historic masterpiece made its journey under the cover of darkness to the British capital. It was encased in a climate-controlled box with technology to minimize shocks. The director of the British Museum called the operation a "monumental effort". Millions of people are expected to see it. A museum spokesperson said: "Every British child knows the date of 1066 — the Battle of Hastings." This battle changed the course of British history. The UK's culture secretary called it "a pivotal period in our national story and our shared heritage and friendship with France".
- How long is the Bayeux Tapestry?
- How many events are pictures on the tapestry?
- What killed England's King Harold II?
- What was the Bayeux Tapestry made for?
- Where will the Bayeux Tapestry be put on display?
- When did the Bayeux Tapestry get transported from France to London?
- What was the tapestry protected against in a special box?
- How many people are expected to see the Bayeux Tapestry in London?
- What does the article say the Battle of Hastings changed?
- Who said the Battle of Hastings was "a pivotal period" in British history?
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