WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR by Elena Colombano https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59 WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR The Bayeux Tapestry en-us 2016-11-08 13:10:46 UTC 2025-12-09 10:26:17 UTC hello@padlet.com THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136070544 2016-11-08 13:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136070544 What is the Bayeux tapestry about? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136071274 The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story, in pictures ,of the events leading up to and including the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. The story is told from the Norman point of view. There is no English equivalent so it is very difficult to confirm or dispute some of the details on the tapestry.


]]> 2016-11-08 13:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136071274 How long is the Bayeux Tapestry? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136071585 The Bayeux Tapestry is about 20 inches tall and 231 feet long (50cm tall and 70 metres long). It is about the length of 3 swimming pools!
It is the longest piece of embroidery in the world. 


]]> 2016-11-08 13:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136071585 Where was the Bayeux Tapestry made? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136071903 It is thought that the tapestry was made in Canterbury, Kent, where there was a famous school of tapestry who used a style of work very similar to that found on the tapestry itself.

]]> 2016-11-08 13:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136071903 How long is the Bayeux Tapestry? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136072256 The Bayeux Tapestry is about 20 inches tall and 231 feet long (50cm tall and 70 metres long). It is about the length of 3 swimming pools!
It is the longest piece of embroidery in the world.

]]> 2016-11-08 13:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136072256 Where is the Bayeux Tapestry? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136072575 The Bayeux  Tapestry is now on permanent public display in the Museum of Queen Matilda, in the Norman city of Bayeux, in Normandy, France. 





]]> 2016-11-08 13:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136072575 What language is written on the Bayeux Tapestry? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136073250 The writing on the tapestry is in Latin. It is written in Latin because that was the main written language during the Middle Ages.

]]> 2016-11-08 13:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136073250 What colors were used to make the Tapestry? elena_colombano68 https://padlet.com/elena_colombano68/dxkpdhcl8p59/wish/136073511 Eight colours were used in the making of the Bayeux Tapestry. The five main colours are blue-green, terracotta, light-green, buff and grey-blue. There are also places where very dark blue, yellow and a dark green have been used.

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