Origins History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
from fifth century ad, north britain divided series of petty kingdoms. ferocious viking raids beginning in ad 793 may have speeded long-term process of gaelicisation of pictish kingdoms, adopted gaelic language , customs. there merger of gaelic , pictish kingdoms. culminated in rise of cínaed mac ailpín (kenneth macalpin) king of picts in 840s (traditionally dated 843), brought power house of alpin. when died king of combined kingdom in 900 1 of successors, domnall ii (donald ii), first man called rí alban (king of alba). term scotia increasingly used describe heartland of these kings, north of river forth, , entire area controlled kings referred scotland. long reign (900–942/3) of donald s successor causantín (constantine ii) regarded key formation of kingdom of alba/scotland, , later credited bringing scottish christianity conformity catholic church.
máel coluim (malcolm i) (reigned c. 943–954) annexed strathclyde, on kings of alba had exercised authority since later ninth century. reign of david has been characterised davidian revolution , in introduced system of feudal land tenure, established first royal burghs in scotland , first recorded scottish coinage, , continued process of religious , legal reforms.
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