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Why did Edward I remove the Stone of Scone to Westminster?
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Edward I, watercolour, 15th century; in the British Library (Cotton MS. Julius E. IV).
After invading Scotland in 1296, Edward I removed the Stone of Scone to London as a strategic political gesture. By incorporating the stone into a specially commissioned Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey, Edward intended to create a powerful symbol of his authority, asserting that the kings of England would also serve as the rightful kings of Scotland.1