Coronation Chair

British history
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Coronation Chair, wooden chair that is used when British monarchs are crowned during a coronation. The chair was made in 1300–01 at the request of Edward I and was intended to enclose the Stone of Scone (also called the Stone of Destiny), a block of sandstone that is a symbol of Scottish sovereignty. In 1296 Edward had taken the stone to England so that it could be used in future coronations to symbolize that the monarch reigned over both England and Scotland. The British government returned the Stone of Scone to Scotland in 1996, under the condition that it would ...(100 of 311 words)