familyorigins

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Coronation Stone

Some say it is just a stone, but if you are visiting Edinburgh Castle do not say it out loud.
The coronation stone
of Scottish Kings and Queens was stolen by English King Edward I 700 years ago and has since been returned to Scotland. However there is a much deeper history to the Stone as accounted by some researchers. Visit Ancestry.co.ukto find out more.

Roslyn

Dan Brown's book "the davinci code" has many people curious about the genealogy of the world. Causing many to jump on planes, sign up for tours to visit many of the places described in his book. If you have read the book or seen the movie you may want to have a look at this:
Genealogie [sic] of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn