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The Stone of Scone, an oblong block of red sandstone used for centuries in the coronation of British monarchs, was recovered by Police on April 11th, 1951; three and a half months after its removal from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day.\nFour Scottish students from the University of Glasgow (Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson and Alan Stuart) stole the stone in the hope it could boost interest in Scottish nationalism. Instead, it seemed to provoke a national discussion about where the stone - which they\u2019d accidentally split in two before bungling it into their Ford Anglia - should now reside.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly decode the religious myths surrounding this \u2018stone of destiny\u2019; explain why Charles III *will* want it to \u2018groan\u2019 when he sits on it; and reveal the ingenious way the authorities tracked the stone up to Arbroath\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Theft of the Stone of Scone\u2019 (The Guardian, 2007): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/29/featuresreviews.guardianreview\n\u2022 \u2018The students who stole the Stone of Destiny\u2019 (BBC News): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63130942\n\u2022 \u2018Coronation Stone of Scone discovered in Scotland\u2019 (Gaumont, 1951): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ni0XrAmtA\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices