Tag: Stone of Destiny

Coronation Chair With Stone of Scone. Image licensed under Creative Commons by Cornell University Library

On This Day In History: Stone Of Destiny Stolen From Westminster Abbey In London – On Dec 25, 1950

MessageToEagle.com | December 25, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On Christmas Day, December 25, 1950, four young Scots retrieved the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey. Used as the coronation stone of the Scottish kings

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Stone of Scone: Mysterious Stone Of Destiny Has Turbulent Ancient History

MessageToEagle.com | March 19, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – Stone of Destiny is more popularly known as the Stone of Scone. It is an enigmatic block of sandstone, which was used for centuries in the coronation