Well, Brenda, Edward did have a political reason - the Stone was the traditional coronation spot of the ancient High Kings of Scotland and by removing it to London, he was underlining his claims to be the Overlord of Scotland. Edward had been asked (at one point) to decide from among a number of claiments who had the best claim to be King of Scotland. It is an interesting piece of history! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda & Tony MacCulloch" <ajmac@internet.co.nz> To: <australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] Next Week in Scottish History > Yes Pamela, you are technically correct but it was still taken without > consent > and I guess, even though, "all's fair in love and war" it probably felt > like > it had been stolen. > Cheers, > Brenda xx > > Pamela Furmidge <pamela.furmidge@proverba.co.uk> said: >> I always thought the Stone of Scone was captured by Edward 1 as a prize >> of >> war, rather than simply stolen. > > > > Queensland Dead Persons Society > Toowoomba www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1139 - Release Date: > 19/11/2007 12:35 > >