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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1950_removal_of_the_Stone1950 removal of the Stone of Scone - Wikipedia

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   In 1950, Ian Hamilton, a student at the University of Glasgow, approached Gavin Vernon with a plan to steal the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in London and return it to Scotland. The heist was funded by a Glasgow businessman, Robert Gray, who was a councillor on the Glasgow Corporation .

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3. www.nytimes.com › europe › ian-hamilton-deadIan Hamilton, 97, Who Stole a Scottish Relic From Westminster ...

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   Oct 22, 2022 · Ian Hamilton, who broke into Westminster Abbey in London with fellow University of Glasgow students on Christmas Day in 1950 to take back the Stone of Destiny, the rock upon which...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ian_Hamilton_(advocate)Ian Hamilton (advocate) - Wikipedia

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   Ian Robertson Hamilton KC (13 September 1925 – 3 October 2022) was a Scottish lawyer and nationalist, best known for his part in the return of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey to Arbroath Abbey in 1950.

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6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-scotland-tayside-centralThe students who stole the Stone of Destiny - BBC

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   Mar 24, 2023 · 24 March 2023. By Steven Brocklehurst,BBC Scotland News. Getty Images. Ian Hamilton was a third-year law student at Glasgow University. Long shrouded in mystery and legend, the Stone of...

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7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-scotland-scotland-politicsLawyer who removed Stone of Destiny dies aged 97 - BBC

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   Lawyer who removed Stone of Destiny dies aged 97. Ian Hamilton was one of four Scottish nationalists who took the stone from Westminster Abbey in 1950.

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   Who stole the stone of Scone?

   • In 1950, Ian Hamilton, a student at the University of Glasgow, approached Gavin Vernon with a plan to steal the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in London and return it to Scotland. The heist was funded by a Glasgow businessman, Robert Gray, who was a councillor on the Glasgow Corporation.

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   Who removed the stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey?

   • On 25 December 1950, four Scottish students from the University of Glasgow ( Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson and Alan Stuart ) removed the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in London and took it back to Scotland.

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   Did Ian Hamilton take back the stone of Destiny?

   • Keystone/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images Ian Hamilton, who broke into Westminster Abbey in London with fellow University of Glasgow students on Christmas Day in 1950 to take back the Stone of Destiny, the rock upon which Scottish monarchs had been crowned for centuries until England seized it in 1296, died on Oct. 3 in North Connel, Scotland.

   Ian Hamilton, 97, Who Stole a Scottish Relic From Westminster Abbey

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   Where did the stone of Scone come from?

   • The Stone of Scone, the ancient specific stone upon which Scottish monarchs had been crowned, was taken from Scone near Perth, Scotland, by troops of King Edward I of England (Longshanks) in 1296 during the Scottish Wars of Independence as a spoil of war, kept in Westminster Abbey in London and fitted into King Edward's Chair.

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-scotland-scotland-politicsLawyer who removed Stone of Destiny dies aged 97 - BBC News

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   Oct 4, 2022 · 4 October 2022. How Scotland's Stone of Destiny was removed from Westminster Abbey. The last surviving member of a group of Scottish nationalists who removed the Stone of Destiny from...

10. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukTributes paid to lawyer Ian Hamilton who stole the Stone of ...

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    Oct 4, 2022 · First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led tributes to Ian Hamilton KC, who had been the last surviving member of the gang of four students who took the famous stone, on which kings and queens of...