Edinburgh's Crown That Sat Sealed in a Chest for 111 Years

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-23

[00:00:02]Scotland's crown sat sealed [music] away for 111 years.

[00:00:07]Hidden inside Edinburgh Castle's Crown Room.

[00:00:11]After the 1707 [music] Union, Scots feared London would melt the crown. They locked it in this chest.

[00:00:19]Then the room's location was forgotten.

[00:00:22]In 1818, Walter Scott [music] opened the chest. The crown was inside.

[00:00:28]On display today in the same [music] Crown Room.

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