The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone: History, Archaeology and Conservation

by Warwick Rodwell

Book Overview

Constructed in 1297-1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the king seized at Scone, following his victory over the Scots in 1296. For centuries, Scottish kings had been inaugurated on this symbolic 'Stone of Scone', to which a copious mythology had also become attached. Edward I presented the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C54CCW7B
• ISBN13: 9798888570562
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 320 Pages