After the 1707 Treaty of Union, Scots feared London would melt down Scotland's crown, so they locked it in an oak chest in Edinburgh Castle's Crown Room, sealing the room and forgetting its location for 111 years until Sir Walter Scott opened it in 1818, discovering the crown intact and now on display in the same room.
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Edinburgh's Crown That Sat Sealed in a Chest for 111 YearsAdded:
Scotland's crown sat sealed [music] away for 111 years.
Hidden inside Edinburgh Castle's Crown Room.
After the 1707 [music] Union, Scots feared London would melt the crown. They locked it in this chest.
Then the room's location was forgotten.
In 1818, Walter Scott [music] opened the chest. The crown was inside.
On display today in the same [music] Crown Room.
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