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Books

Bradford, Karleen. There Will Be Wolves (fiction about Peter the Hermit). New York: Lodestar Books, 1996.

Branford, Henrietta. Fire, Bed, and Bone (fiction about Wat Tyler). Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1998.

Corn, Kahane and Jacki Moline. Madcap Men and Wacky Women from History. New York: J. Messner, 1987.

Landau, Elaine. Korea. New York: Children's Press, 1999.

Percival, Yonit and Alastair Percival. The Ancient Far East. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Enterprises/Marshall Cavendish, 1988.

Web Sites

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"The History of the 1381 Peasants' Rebellion." [Online] Available Http://otal. umd. edu/-mhill/wathistory. htm (last accessed July 26, 2000).

"Ill-Fated Crusade of the Poor People." Military History. [Online] Available Http://www. thehistorynet. com/MilitaryHistory/articles/1998/ 0298_text. htm (last accessed July 26, 2000).

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"Sui Dynasty." [Online] Available Http://library. thinkquest. org/12255/ library/dynasty/sui. html (last accessed July 26, 2000).

William the Conqueror

Born c. 1027 Died 1087

Norman king of England

William I, better known as William the Conqueror, was an illegitimate child who grew up to become one of the most powerful men in Western Europe. In 1066, he launched an invasion of England and gained control after defeating King Harold at the Battle of Hastings.

The victory of William and the Normans forever changed the character of England. He instituted new laws and greatly increased the power of English kings over noblemen. He also initiated a new line of English royalty, and even today the British royal house is distantly related to William. But the greatest mark on history left by William came with the influence of the Normans on aspects of English life ranging from architecture to language.