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Flipboard Culture Desk @CultureDesk@flipboard.social

12/16/2025, 6:41:55 PM

Public

In 1296, King Edward I, the English monarch, stole the Stone of Destiny from Scotland. 600 years later, four students decided to take it back. Here's @BBCNews's story on the 1950 heist to reclaim the ancient relic.

https://flip.it/B1geo4

#History #Histodons #Scotland #UnitedKingdom #StoneOfScone

1950s archive photo of police and others carrying the Stone of Destiny at the handover of the stone at Arbroath Abbey (Credit: Alamy)

'As long as it's in Scotland I'm happy': The 1950 heist to reclaim the ancient Stone of Destiny

In a daring raid 75 years ago, four university students stole back an early symbol of the Scottish kings. It had been taken by an English monarch more than six centuries before.

www.bbc.com

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