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The Stone of Destiny: Scotland's Coronation Stone and Its Many Journeys
Lucas and Luna mark episode 200 of The Story of Scotland by following the long and strange history of the Stone of Scone—the sandstone block on which Scottish kings were crowned for centuries, until Edward I carried it off to Westminster Abbey in 1296. They revisit the stone's mythic origins, from biblical Jacob to Irish Lia Fáil, and its centuries in English captivity, where it sat under the coronation chair for over 700 years. The story takes a dramatic turn with the 1950 Christmas raid by four Scottish students who snatched it from Westminster and smuggled it back to Scotland…
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