Fact Of The Day

So, HE'S the one who stole the Stone of Scone (if you don't pronounce it right...). It's all connected, The Legend of the Celtic Stone AND Braveheart. Awesome books and awesome movies. Cuz they're about Scotland. Rock on.
On this day in 1296, Edward I of England (or Edward Longshanks as he is known to the Scots and has been immortalised in the film Braveheart) stole the Stone of Destiny from its home in Scone, Scotland. Since Scots kings were crowned on the stone it was an important symbol of Scottish sovereignty.