Stone of Scone

This stone has origins in the 700 with the crowning of scotlands first kings. The stone for centuries was the site for many of the crownings of Scotland's kings. The stone was then stolen in 1292 by King Edward I and taken to england to add legitmacy to english rule of scotland. King Edward had the royal thrown fitted to encompas the stone under the throne.The throne was then put in west minister abbey where the future kings of Enland were to be crowned.In 1603 the King James I was crowned the first king og th United Kingdom, a union between Scotland and England as well as the conquered territory of Northern Ireland . King James became the first Scottish king to ascend to the throne on top of the Sotne of Scone since it was stolen. In 1956 a group of students broke into the abbey and stole the stone and returned it to its home in Scotland however it was discovered by the police and promptly returned to England. In 1996 this historic stone was returned to Scotland but be continued to be ued to crown future Kings and Queens.