Stone of Scone Facts | Stone of Destiny History | What Is the Coronation Stone?

From History Calling

Get ready for some STONE OF SCONE facts in this week’s video from History Calling, as we look at this famous rock (also known as the Stone of Destiny) upon which so many Scottish, English, and British monarchs have been crowned. Currently housed in Edinburgh Castle along with the Scottish Crown Jewels (aka the Scottish Regalia, or Honours of Scotland), the stories around this stone’s origins are legion. Some claim it dates to Biblical times and is the same stone as that which Jacob used as a pillow at Bethel, mentioned in the book of Genesis. Others claim it came from Egypt and perhaps had a pit stop in Ireland on its travels. Its earliest confirmed location is medieval Scotland, however, where it was used in the coronation ceremonies for Scotland’s Kings. That is, until 1296, when King Edward I of England stole it (It ws NOT "stolen", despite what the ScotsNazis claim! It was taken by right of conquest. ~ the Old Curmugeon) and took it to London, where a special chair, known as St Edward’s Chair or the Coronation Chair, was created to hold it. It stayed in England, almost without break, for the next 700 years, where it was usually kept in Westminster Abbey and used in the coronations of dozens of monarchs. It has been attacked and broken by suffragettes, hidden from Nazi bombs, stolen by Scottish nationalists, and eventually returned to its ancient home in 1996. But what is the coronation stone and how many of the tales from the Stone of Destiny’s history can we really believe? What’s more, how do you pronounce Stone of Scone anyway? In this video on the coronation of Charles III, you’ll find out.