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Stone of Destiny

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857900668
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Stone of Destiny written by Ian Hamilton and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-06-17 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Scottish national hero tells the story of a daring exploit that rocked Great Britain—and the love of country that inspired it. Ian Robertson Hamilton was an unknown law student at Glasgow University—until Christmas Eve 1950. On that night, assisted by Alan Stuart, Gavin Vernon, and Kay Matheson, he took the Stone of Destiny from beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey. The stone, once used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs, had been taken nearly seven centuries earlier by Edward I, and its recovery was a major symbolic victory, making Hamilton a Scottish national hero. In England, however, the act had the opposite effect, and a manhunt for the “vulgar vandals” was launched to satisfy the outrage of the English establishment and bring the perpetrators to justice. In the end, the Stone was given up, but the gang was not charged. This solitary act set Hamilton on a path for the rest of his life—from which he has not diverged. Decades after that fateful night, the story still holds people spellbound when Hamilton recounts it. In this book, Ian Hamilton sets down the chain of events that led to his decision to go to London and remove the Stone and provides a minute-by-minute account of the act and the aftermath. The basis of a major Hollywood film starring Robert Carlyle and Billy Boyd, The Stone of Destiny is not simply a retelling of a stunt that made nationwide news. It is a book about how a nation’s conscience was stirred by a symbolic act that changed the lives of many.

Scotland's Stone of Destiny

Author : Nick Aitchison
Publisher : Tempus Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780752428482
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Stone of Destiny written by Nick Aitchison and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's Stone of Destiny is the most famous symbol of both Scottish nationhood and the British monarchy. This is the first full-length, fully researched and illustrated study of its history, mythology, and cultural significance. The author traces the origin, evolution, and function of myths surrounding the Stone, and the ancient prophecy that gives the Stone its name. The Stone's much-disputed authenticity is assessed, and its rich symbolism discussed.

The Stone of Destiny

Author : David John Breeze
Publisher : Society Antiquaries Scotland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Stone of Destiny written by David John Breeze and published by Society Antiquaries Scotland. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stone of Destiny, Stone of Scone or Coronation Stone, is a relatively unattractive and unappealing slab of stone but it is also a unique symbol in Scottish history, linked to royal inaugurations. At a conference organised by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1997 participants focused on the stone as both object and symbol', discussing its origins, authenticity, its role as a national icon, its removal and loss, and its final return to Scotland in 1996. A range of different approaches were taken assessing the geology of the stone, its ceremonial functions, its links with Scone and Scone Abbey and its turbulent history. Contributors include:

The Stone of Destiny

Author : Caroline Logan
Publisher : Four Treasures
ISBN 13 : 9781911279501
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book The Stone of Destiny written by Caroline Logan and published by Four Treasures. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begin the journey; discover your destiny... Set against a backdrop of Scottish myths and legends, follow the epic quest by a changeling, a selkie and a prince to find an ancient and powerful object, and save the kingdom. Ailsa doesn't believe in faerie tales, only the monsters in them. But, with the mark on her face, most people consider her one of them - a changeling. Her secluded life shifts when she rescues two selkies from bloodthirsty raiders. Now she must act as their guard as they travel to the capital and then, with the help of the Prince of Eilanmor, journey north to find The Stone of Destiny - the only object protecting them all from the evil faerie queen. But all her life a malignant creature has stalked her through the forest.Can Ailsa find The Stone of Destiny before something wicked finds her?

The Stone of Destiny

Author : Jim Ware
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434764648
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book The Stone of Destiny written by Jim Ware and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2011 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morgan Izaak learns that there is an Irish Stone of Destiny in his own town and sets out to find it in order to save his dying mother, but he and his friend, Eny, must battle mysterious creatures who are also looking for the object.

The Stone of Destiny

Author : Paul Doherty
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448304881
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Stone of Destiny written by Paul Doherty and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of grisly deaths are linked to the sacred Stone of Scone in this compelling medieval mystery featuring friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan. "This abbey is a strange place, Brother Athelstan. A hall of ghosts, a place of flitting shadows. The dead throng here. I can hear them whispering as they ride the air." During the harsh winter of 1381 murder stalks the streets of London in all its grisly forms. The city's prostitutes are falling prey to a silent, deadly assassin known as The Flayer who carefully peels his victims' skins for his collection. At the same time, Westminster Abbey, which houses the sacred Stone of Scone, is plagued by a series of hideous poisonings. Could there be a connection between these brutally violent deaths and the stone, which the English crown cherishes as a symbol of its rule over Scotland? Then there are the two former Upright Men, leaders of the Great Revolt, who are found mysteriously hanged in the Piebald Tavern, close to Brother Athelstan's parish church of St Erconwald - and Athelstan is faced with his most baffling investigation to date. Can he navigate this deadly maze of murder and intrigue and pull the various threads together?

Secrets of the Stone of Destiny

Author : Adrian Geoffrey Gilbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780852051337
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Stone of Destiny written by Adrian Geoffrey Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Honours of Scotland

Author : C. J. Tabraham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849172752
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (727 download)

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Download or read book The Honours of Scotland written by C. J. Tabraham and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Honours of Scotland tells the turbulent story of the Honours - Scotland's crown jewels - and the equally dramatic tale of the Stone of Destiny.Over the centuries, Scotland's monarchy experienced relentless conflict and shifts in power. But throughout all of the struggles, there remained one stalwart reminder of the authority of the monarchy: the Honours of Scotland. For centuries, these priceless objects were entangled in the intrigues of Scottish noble and royal families. Hidden, stolen, mended, remade - and now taking pride of place on display in Edinburgh Castle - their survival depended on the brave actions of many Scots.Existing at the crossroads of myth and tradition, ceremony and legitimacy, the Honours and the Stone of Destiny transcended the sway of individual kings and queens to become proud symbols of Scottish identity and power.

A History Book for Scots

Author : Walter Bower
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 1788853261
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book A History Book for Scots written by Walter Bower and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riveting selections from a 15-century account of Scottish history, one of Scotland’s national treasures. Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon— “a history book for Scots.” It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the Pharaoh’s daughter, from Egypt with the Stone of Destiny. The land that her sons discovered in the Western Ocean was named after her: Scotland. It then describes the turbulent events that followed, among them the wars of the Scots and the Picts (begun by a quarrel over a dog); the poisoning of King Fergus by his wife; Macbeth’s usurpation and uneasy reign; the good deeds of Margaret, queen and saint; Bruce’s murder of the Red Comyn; the founding of Scotland’s first university at St. Andrews; the “Burnt Candlemas;” and the endless troubles between Scotland and England. Weaving in and out of the events of Bower’s factual history are other subjects that fascinated him: harrowing visions of hell and purgatory, extraordinary miracles; the exploits of knights and beggars, merchants and monks; the ravages of flood and fire; the terrors of the plague; and the answers to such puzzling questions as what makes a good king, and why Englishmen have tails. This monumental work, in which the original Latin text appears side by side with a translation in modern English, was completed in 1998. It includes an introduction and notes that guide the reader through the complexities of Bower’s history and its background.

Niall and the Stone of Destiny

Author : Lance MacNeill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545026380
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Niall and the Stone of Destiny written by Lance MacNeill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niall and the Stone of Destiny is the first fully-illustrated children's book about legendary Celtic High King, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Embark on an exciting journey, following Niall through his boyhood adventures and quest to become High King of Ireland. This well-researched historical fiction is designed to engage a younger generation of Niall's descendants in their Irish heritage and ancestry. Niall and the Stone of Destiny is a heroic tale with dozens of vivid-color, full-page illustrations. This story is sure to capture the interest and imagination of all readers, especially children ages 9 - 12. For more than 1,500 years the story of King Niall, also known as Niall of the Nine Hostages, was thought to be pure Celtic mythology. According to legend, Niall was born in the late fourth century AD and reigned as the High King of Ireland until sometime in the early fifth century. In 2006, an article was published by a research team from the Smurfit Institute of Genetics and the School of Histories and Humanities at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Their research provided DNA evidence that a common lineage from the Irish Dynasty UI NEill, which translated literally means "descendants of Niall," did, in fact, originate sometime during the fifth Century AD. With this discovery, Niall is propelled from the annals of folklore into the books of Irish history and permanently carved into the trunk of many a family tree.

The Warrior Trainer

Author : Gerri Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990842910
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book The Warrior Trainer written by Gerri Russell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotia knew her duty: protect the Stone of Destiny at all costs. It was the key to Scotland's salvation, the reason she'd become the best warrior in the world-as had the generations of women who'd guarded the Stone before her. Yet those women had never been distracted by a man like Ian MacKinnon. He'd journeyed to her castle to learn her legendary skills so he could exact vengeance against the brutal English mercenaries who'd killed his brother. On the battlefield, Ian wielded his sword with deadly precision. In the bedroom, he became a man of wild passion tempered by infinite tenderness. But soon he would be forced to move on and avenge his clan, leaving Scotia to face a conflict for which she had no training; her duty to the Stone versus her desire to follow her heart.

Edinburgh Castle

Author : Barbara Knox
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1597162485
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book Edinburgh Castle written by Barbara Knox and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of the eleventh-century castle located in Scotland's capital city, discussing battles, sieges, and ghost sightings.

Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions

Author : James Bonwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions written by James Bonwick and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an ethnological study on the Druids and their religion.

The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone

Author : Warwick Rodwell
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 178297153X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone written by Warwick Rodwell and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2013-06-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constructed in 1297?1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the king seized at Scone, following his victory over the Scots in 1296. For centuries, Scottish kings had been inaugurated on this symbolic ‘Stone of Scone’, to which a copious mythology had also become attached. Edward I presented the Chair, as a holy relic, to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, and most English monarchs since the fourteenth century have been crowned in it, the last being HM Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953. The Chair and the Stone have had eventful histories: in addition to physical alterations, they suffered abuse in the eighteenth century, suffragettes attached a bomb to them in 1914, they were hidden underground during the Second World War, and both were damaged by the gang that sacrilegiously broke into Westminster Abbey and stole the Stone in 1950. It was recovered and restored to the Chair, but since 1996 the Stone has been exhibited on loan in Edinburgh Castle. Now somewhat battered through age, the Chair was once highly ornate, being embellished with gilding, painting and coloured glass. Yet, despite its profound historical significance, until now it has never been the subject of detailed archaeological recording. Moreover, the remaining fragile decoration was in need of urgent conservation, which was carried out in 2010?12, accompanied by the first holistic study of the Chair and Stone. In 2013 the Chair was redisplayed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Coronation of HM The Queen. The latest investigations have revealed and documented the complex history of the Chair: it has been modified on several occasions, and the Stone has been reshaped and much altered since it left Scone. This volume assembles, for the first time, the complementary evidence derived from history, archaeology and conservation, and presents a factual account of the Coronation Chair and the Stone of Scone, not as separate artefacts, but as the entity that they have been for seven centuries. Their combined significance to the British Monarchy and State – and to the history and archaeology of the English and Scottish nations – is greater than the sum of their parts. Also published here for the first time is the second Coronation Chair, made for Queen Mary II in 1689. Finally, accounts are given of the various full-size replica chairs in Britain and Canada, along with a selection of the many models in metal and ceramic which have been made during the last two centuries.

Jacob's Pillar

Author : E. Raymond Capt
Publisher : Artisan Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780934666039
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Jacob's Pillar written by E. Raymond Capt and published by Artisan Pub. This book was released on 1977 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Stone of Destiny

Author : David Bews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781838430801
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Stone of Destiny written by David Bews and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been crowned whilst sitting upon the Stone of Destiny. The Stone was taken from Scone in Scotland by King Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Scottish Independence. His desire to have the Stone was partly due to the tradition that the monarchs of Scotland had been crowned upon it since time immemorial. It was thus seen as the most potent symbol of the Scottish right to being a separate nation from England. The legend of the Stone of Destiny is that it was originally from a place called Bethel in Israel. Tradition claims that it was used by the patriarch Jacob as a pillow upon which he rested his head and received a vision from God, confirming Jacob and his offspring as the chosen ones of God's favour. How and why did this Stone, which is important to the Children of Israel, come to be associated with the Scottish and subsequently British Monarchy? It has been suggested that the Stone that Edward took was not the genuine king-making Stone of Scotland. Rumours persisted that the original was taken and hidden by the monks of Scone Abbey, and that what Edward took was nothing more than an unimportant block of sandstone. Could this be true, and if so, what happened to the real Stone? The Stone of Destiny has played a pivotal role in defining both Scottish and English national identities over the past seven centuries. Political sensitivities around the Stone continue in the present day. This book examines the various myths and legends to try to piece together a more complete and accurate history of the Stone, as well as its implications for the future.

Stone of Destiny

Author : Ian R. Hamilton
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857900668
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Stone of Destiny written by Ian R. Hamilton and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is now a major Hollywood film starring Robert Carlyle and Billy Boyd. Ian Robertson Hamilton was an unknown law student at Glasgow University until Christmas Eve 1950. On that night, assisted by Alan Stewart, Gavin Vernon and Kay Matheson, he took the Stone of Destiny from beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey and in doing so became a Scottish national hero. In England, however, the act had the opposite effect and a manhunt for the 'vulgar vandals' was started to satisfy the outrage of the English establishment and bring them to justice. In the end, the Stone was given up, but the gang were not charged. This solitary act set Hamilton on a path for the rest of his life from which he has not diverged. Although, it is now nearly sixty years since that fateful night, it is the actual events surrounding the taking of the Stone which hold people spellbound when Hamilton recounts them. In this book, Ian Hamilton has set down the chain of events which led to his decision to go to London, remove the Stone and a minute-by-minute account of the act and the aftermath. But this is not simply a retelling of a stunt that made nationwide news, it is a book about how a nation's conscience was stirred by a symbolic act that changed lives of many.