I always thought the Stone of Scone was captured by Edward 1 as a prize of war, rather than simply stolen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia White" <juliawhite@paradise.net.nz> To: <australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 1:39 AM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] Next Week in Scottish History > Thanks Brenda I enjoyed that. > Julia, sunny, hot Wellington > > > >> Hi all, >> always interesting,'The week in Scottish History'. >> I particularly like the item regarding the return of the 'Stone of >> Destiny' stolen in 1296 by the English King and returned on November 30 >> 1996. >> cheers, >> Brenda >>> Rampant Scotland Newsletter - Issue Number 554, dated 24 November 2007. >>> Your weekly insight into what has been happening in Scotland, snipped >>> from >>> the Scottish media - plus some elements of Scottish culture. >>> A Web version of this Newsletter, with some graphics and >>> newspaper-style >>> layout, is available at http://www.RampantScotland.com/letter.htm >>> If you have been passed a copy of this Newsletter by someone else, but >>> would like to receive your own free copy direct from Scotland, just >>> send an >>> email to Scottie@RampantScotland.com with "Subscribe" in the subject >>> line. >> >> Next Week in Scottish History >> November 25 1835 - Steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie >> born in >> Dunfermline. >> November 26 1836 - Death of John McAdam, inventor of "macadamisation" >> road >> surface with a smooth hard surface with a camber to ensure rainwater >> rapidly drained away. >> November 27 1703 - The greatest storm on record hit Britain with the >> loss >> of 8,000 people in 24 hours. >> November 28 1666 - Battle of Rullion Green on the Pentland Hills, >> south-west of Edinburgh, in which the King's army led by Sir Tam Dalyell >> defeated the Covenanters. >> November 29 1489 - Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England was >> born. She later married King James IV of Scotland in the "Union of the >> Thistle and the Rose". It was due to her bloodline that King James VI of >> Scotland was able to inherit the crown of England in 1603, after the >> death >> of his cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. >> November 29 1599 - Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons granted its >> charter by King James VI. >> November 30 - St Andrew's Day - patron saint of Scotland. >> November 30 1872 - World's first international football (soccer) match, >> Scotland V England at West of Scotland Cricket Ground. Result was 0-0. >> November 30 1944 - HMS Vanguard, Britain's biggest and last battleship, >> was >> launched at Clydebank. >> November 30 1996 - Stone of Destiny, stolen from Scone by King Edward I >> of >> England in 1296, returned to Scotland and installed in Edinburgh Castle. >> December 1 1787 - First lighthouse in Scotland opened (at Kinnaird Head, >> Fraserburgh). It was built by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson. >> December 1 1966 - Hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage. >> >> >> 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 >> > > > > > 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 > >

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.

Pamela / Listers AGREE - wikipedia says it was captured as spoils of war in 1296 by Edward I, and taken to Westminster Abbey ........I suppose it depends whether this is a factual matter or a 'reinterpreted' political question...........history is written by the victors... BTW I wasnt aware that it was 'stolen' and secretly taken north to Scotland by some Scottish students in 1950 Stephen Thwaite New Zealand //// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Furmidge" <pamela.furmidge@proverba.co.uk> To: <australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] Next Week in Scottish History > I always thought the Stone of Scone was captured by Edward 1 as a prize of > war, rather than simply stolen. > ....[snip].... > > > >> Hi all, > >> always interesting,'The week in Scottish History'. > >> I particularly like the item regarding the return of the 'Stone of > >> Destiny' stolen in 1296 by the English King and returned on November 30 > >> 1996. > >> cheers, > >> Brenda > >>> Rampant Scotland Newsletter - Issue Number 554, dated 24 November 2007. ....[snip].... > >> November 30 1996 - Stone of Destiny, stolen from Scone by King Edward I > >> of > >> England in 1296, returned to Scotland and installed in Edinburgh Castle.