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Removal of the Stone of Scone to Westminster
In 1296, after conquering Scotland, England's King Edward I had the Scottish coronation stone, the Stone of Scone, brought from Scone Abbey to Westmi…
Timeline
- 1296Berwick · ScotlandEdward I led his army into Scotland; Berwick fell and King John Balliol of Scotland surrendered. England established control over southern Scotland and the royal symbols, creating the conditions for removing the coronation stone.
- 1296Scone · ScotlandEnglish forces took from Scone Abbey the stone used in the coronation of Scottish kings and escorted it south. The Scots regarded this as the plunder of the symbol of their national kingship.
- 1296–1301Westminster Abbey · EnglandThe stone was installed in Westminster Abbey and later set beneath the coronation chair made on Edward I's orders, becoming the central relic of English and later United Kingdom coronations until its return to Scotland in 1996.
Sources
- Stone of Scone https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stone-of-Scone
- The Scottish Wars of Independence — Michael Brown (2004)