Dead-of-night operation brings famed Bayeux Tapestry back to Britain after nearly 1,000 years

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Under police escort in the early hours of Friday, the Bayeux Tapestry arrived back in Britain after an absence of almost 1,000 years. The journey that the world-famous 11th-century artwork took to arrive at the British Museum in London, where it will be on display between September and