SPECIAL EDITION: The Stone of Destiny and the Crowning of Kings
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SPECIAL EDITION: The Stone of Destiny and the Crowning of Kings

2023-05-06

(Samantha) During his coronation ceremony Charles III will sit on a chair built by Edward I over 725 years ago to house the Stone of Destiny (also called the Stone of Scone), that he had recently stolen from the Scots. Tune in today to learn more about the Stone of Destiny, where it comes from, and why it mattered so much that a bunch of students from Glasgow bothered to steal it in 1950.

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