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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 World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Henry I of France
France
1031–1060
Edward the Confessor
England
1042–1066
Emperor Renzong of Song
China
1022–1063
Isaac I Komnenos
Rome
1057–1059
Emperor Go-Reizei
Japan
1045–1068
Pope Stephen IX
Papacy
1057–1058
Emperor Daozong of Liao
China
1055–1101
Emund the Old
Sweden
1050–1060
Malcolm III of Scotland
Scotland
1058–1093
Michael VI Bringas
Rome
1056–1057
Meanwhile in history
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