London’s oldest charter heads to British Museum for first-ever loan

When the Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum later this year, it will be joined by London’s oldest document, the William Charter that recognised London’s importance to the all-conquering monarch.
The William Charter – photo by ianVisits
The charter, dating from 1067, is occasionally on display in the Guildhall gallery but has never previously been loaned to an exhibition before.
The William Charter bears one of the earliest surviving seals from William the Con