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title: The Coronation Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames
author: Hellodavey1902
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20586/the-coronation-stone-at-kingston-upon-thames/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-06-17
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# The Coronation Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames

_Authored by Hellodavey1902_

## Image File

[![The Coronation Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20586.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20586.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Coronation Stone is an ancient sarsen stone block recording the coronations of seven Anglo-[Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) kings: [Edward the Elder](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_the_Elder/), [Aethelstan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelstan/), Edmund I, Eadred, Eadwig the Fair, Edward the [Martyr](https://www.worldhistory.org/martyr/) and [Aethelred the Unready](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelred_the_Unready/), at Kingston-upon-Thames.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Hellodavey1902. (2025, June 17). The Coronation Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20586/the-coronation-stone-at-kingston-upon-thames/>
### Chicago
Hellodavey1902. "The Coronation Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 17, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20586/the-coronation-stone-at-kingston-upon-thames/>.
### MLA
Hellodavey1902. "The Coronation Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jun 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20586/the-coronation-stone-at-kingston-upon-thames/>.

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