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The History of Coronations

Dan Snow's History Hit

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The Stone of Scoon

Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned at scoon palace in Perthshire. inclusion in the British coronation reflects that sort of fusion of England's got in the union. So we've got him sitting on a 13th century chair with a gigantic slab of rock underneath it I mean this country is so insane I love it. He said the oath everyone's happy he's sworn an oath are we up to the anointing or the crowning next? Yeah it's quite a long thing so coronation oath and then yes we go to the anointeding.

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