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Scotland: A History
Jenny Wormald
The standard one-volume history of Scotland, essential context for the early kingdom and its kings.

The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.

Berengar I of Italy
Holy Roman Empire
915–924

Constantine VII
Rome
913–959

Louis the Blind
Holy Roman Empire
901–905

Emperor Daigo
Japan
897–930

Edward the Elder
England
899–924

Romanos I Lekapenos
Rome
920–944

Æthelstan
England
927–939

Leo VI the Wise
Rome
886–912

Pope John X
Papacy
914–928

Christopher Lekapenos
Rome
921–931
Emperor Taizong of Liao
China
927–947; 947–947

Li Siyuan
China
926–933

Emperor Suzaku
Japan
930–946

Shi Jingtang
China
936–942

Zhu Wen
China
907–912
Zhu Zhen
China
913–923

Emperor Zhaozong of Tang
China
888–900; 901–904
Abaoji
China
916–926

Edmund I
England
939–946

Li Cunxu
China
923–926

Pope Sergius III
Papacy
904–911

Pope John XI
Papacy
931–935

Pope Benedict IV
Papacy
900–903

Pope Leo VII
Papacy
936–939

Pope Stephen VIII
Papacy
939–942
Pope Anastasius III
Papacy
911–913

Pope Stephen VII
Papacy
929–931
Li Congke
China
934–937
Emperor Ai of Tang
China
904–907
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Recommended read
Jenny Wormald
The standard one-volume history of Scotland, essential context for the early kingdom and its kings.
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