
Recommended read
The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Colin Jones
The best single-volume illustrated history of France, from Gaul to the Fifth Republic.

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

Osman I
Ottoman Empire
1299–1324

Denis I of Portugal
Portugal
1279–1325

Edward II of England
England
1307–1327

James II of Aragon
Spain
1291–1327

Andronikos II Palaiologos
Rome
1282–1328

Robert I of Scotland
Scotland
1306–1329
Pope John XXII
Papacy
1316–1334
Prince Morikuni
Japan (Shogunate)
1308–1333

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan
China
1311–1320

Emperor Go-Daigo
Japan
1318–1339

Gegeen Khan
China
1320–1323

Magnus IV of Sweden
Sweden
1319–1364

Birger, King of Sweden
Sweden
1290–1319

Emperor Hanazono
Japan
1308–1318
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Recommended read
Colin Jones
The best single-volume illustrated history of France, from Gaul to the Fifth Republic.
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