The Stone of Scone Heist
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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4.2 • 24.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
On Christmas day in 1950, the Stone of Scone was removed, heist-style, from Westminster Abbey. Some believed it to be an act of theft, and others, liberation.
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