Stone of Scone
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The Stone of Scone is an oblong block of red sandstone that was used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs until the 13th century when it was seized by Edward I during the First War of Scottish Indep
The Stone of Scone in the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey, 1859
A replica of the Stone of Scone in front of a much later chapel
The Stone of Scone in the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey, photo c. 1875 – c. 1885. In 1914, the stone was broken in half by a suffragette bombing.
The Stone of Scone being carried out from Edinburgh Castle in preparation for its use at the coronation in 2023 of Charles III
Coronation Chair
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The Coronation Chair, also known as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is an ancient wooden chair that is used by British monarchs when they are invested with regalia and crowned at their coron
Stone of Scone
…on one surface, and an iron ring at each end aids with transport. Monarchs sat on the Stone of Scone itself, until a wooden platform was added to the Coronation Chair in the 17th century. The artefact was originally kept at the Scone Abbey, now ruined, in Scone, near Perth. In 1296, the forces of Edward I of England…
The chair in 2023 without the Stone of Scone, which was returned to Scotland in 1996
The Coronation Chair at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023