Stone of Scone Stolen: Scotland's Identity Awakens
Four Scottish nationalist students broke into Westminster Abbey on Christmas morning and seized the 336-pound Stone of Scone, the ancient coronation stone of Scottish monarchs held by England since 1296. The audacious theft electrified Scotland, and though the stone was recovered four months later, the act revived Scottish national consciousness and foreshadowed the devolution movement.
December 25, 1950
76 years ago
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