(the) Coronation Chair

(the) Coronation Chair
the Coronation Chair [the Coronation Chair]
a special chair in ↑Westminster Abbey for a king or queen during the ↑Coronation ceremony. It was made for King ↑Edward I and used to have the ↑Stone of Scone under it.

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