Accessible Resources and Downloads

Read, listen, play and print Bayeux Tapestry learning resources

Choose your format: All 18 printable resources offer Normal Print, Large Print, Dyslexic Print (Lexend) and Braille. Select Print / Download beside a document. Browse the complete Braille downloads collection.

These files are automatically translated and await expert Braille proofreading. Colouring sheets are described in text, not converted into raised tactile drawings.

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Scene-spotting booklets

Interactive puzzles and answer keys

Play the children’s or adults’ puzzle online, using keyboard-accessible labelled controls.

Colouring-sheet subjects

These descriptions explain the subject and accompanying text of each printable line drawing. The exact outlines and visual details still need a person to confirm the descriptions.

  1. Norman ship

    The printable image concerns a wooden ship from the Norman crossing of the English Channel.

    Print Norman ship colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  2. Norman kite shield

    The printable image concerns the tall kite-shaped shield used by Norman soldiers.

    Print Norman kite shield colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  3. English round shield

    The printable image concerns a round English shield, including a central metal boss.

    Print English round shield colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  4. Norman knight

    The printable image concerns a Norman knight associated with a spear and kite-shaped shield.

    Print Norman knight colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  5. English housecarl

    The printable image concerns an English housecarl with a long-handled axe.

    Print English housecarl colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  6. Warhorse

    The printable image concerns a medieval horse associated with Norman cavalry.

    Print Warhorse colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  7. Halley’s Comet

    The printable image concerns the comet that appears in the 1066 story.

    Print Halley’s Comet colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  8. Motte-and-bailey castle

    The printable image concerns an early earth-and-timber Norman castle.

    Print Motte-and-bailey castle colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  9. Decorative Tapestry lion

    The printable image concerns a lion-like animal in the embroidery’s decorated border, rather than later royal heraldry.

    Print Decorative Tapestry lion colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)
  10. Norman nasal helmet

    The printable image concerns a pointed helmet with a nasal guard.

    Print Norman nasal helmet colouring sheet (PDF) Braille description (BRF)

Complete colouring pack, all ten pictures

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