The Honours of Scotland - Scotland's Crown Jewels

#honoursofscotland #scottishking #crownjewels
In this video I explore the fascinating story of the Honours of Scotland, Scoland's Crown Jewels, the oldest set of regalia in the British Isles. Once used to crown Scotland's kings and symbols of Scottish independence, they were today presented Scotland's present sovereign Charles III.
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[@GrumpyMeow-Meow]

Thank you from the US. My father’s family was from Lancashire, and your videos are so helpful in understanding British history and culture.

[@sweptashore]

All three objects are exceptionally beautiful -- such intricate craftsmanship. It's a real gift that they were successfully hidden during the Commonwealth.

[@stepps511]

Thanks for the enlightening information regarding these beautifully historic honours. I'm always the better off for watching your videos, Allan. Much appreciated.

[@gavinjensen1742]

Thank you Alan for this presentation. The part I think is so significant is that the Scottish Crown jewels are still used and have been added to with the beautiful ELIZABETH SWORD. I know the Scots are fiercely proud of them and their history. Thank you again for making history come alive.

[@gonefishing167]

Thank you, that was just wonderful. What exquisite workmanship . 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@ChrisHunt4497]

What a fascinating story. I love the swords of state. How much grander is the Elizabeth Sword but I do love the finery of the Italian one. Finding the Honours in the chest must have been quite a moment. 😮

[@piplebref4607]

Fascinating video and curious to see the Queen receiving the Honours with her handbag still slung over her arm, which was apparently the cause of much local indignation at the time and was tactfully left out of the commemorative painting of the event.

[@laurag7295]

I enjoyed that very much! I was overcome when they found the treasures that were placed so lovingly and left for so long!

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

The prettiest of all the crowns

[@yubdailee]

I am so excited for my trip to Scotland in August :) Thanks for another insight!

[@LloydThompson-u7u]

Thanks!

[@LloydThompson-u7u]

Always so informative. Great Channel. Thanks.

[@allanbarton]

Thank you very much indeed; I am so pleased you enjoy my rambles in history!

[@nadiabrook7871]

Thanks for yet another EXCELLENT and VERY educational video, Allan!! 👍❤💗👑🗡

[@chriscarr4984]

Your content always excites and excels, it just keeps getting better. The new Queen Elizabeth II sword is truly beautiful and I look forward to paying a visit soon to see it.

[@dnt1951]

James departed for London in March 1603 with the promise to return every three years. His only return to Edinburgh came 14 years after his departure to mark his 50th anniversary as King of Scots. He arrived on May 13th and stayed until early August.

[@a24-45]

Thanks Allan. I love how you go straight into answering the obvious questions, and even answering questions I didn't know I had. And the Scottish regalia is beyond anything i could have imagined.

[@puppy1584]

Yet another fantastic informative upload. Well done. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@annettewillis2797]

Fascinating insights Allan! Wrapping the honours, then placing them in a casket and bricking up the crown room shows deep dedication and respect for Scotland's sovereignty. Possibly more secure than placing them in bales of wool! It is almost miraculous that they have survived the rigours of history and time at all.

[@marthavanbeek-putters]

Thank you for this piece of history from Scotland. Beautiful crown jewelry. Martha

[@christinesuccop1812]

Thanks for this , much appreciated

[@TerryC69]

Hi Allan! A remarkably interesting bit of history to be sure.

[@jilltagmorris]

Thank you again Dr.!!! ❤

[@firesidefairytale]

Excellent! A very sensitive narration.

[@Macdonaldacademy]

A great job throughout and thankyou for featuring the new State Sword of Scotland.

[@allanbarton]

Thanks! Glad you appreciated this!

[@Macdonaldacademy]

@@allanbarton I certainly did. I made the blade for the new State Sword and it's great to see it well presented in context with the greater history.

[@theendofeverything6356]

Fascinating. Your work is much appreciated.

[@amymahers2957]

Another fascinating video! So much to learn! I love it!

[@marilynwoolford-chandler1161]

Such a lot of history packed into each video. I wish I had watched your video before watching the separate videos of arrivals and departuresto St Giles. Fascinating viewibg thanks Allan

[@EllenCFarmGirl]

Excellent, thank you!

[@johnwhitehead4446]

Another excellent video. King James VI did pay a return visit to Scotland in 1617. I have seen the suggestion that the ‘wand’ was the Queen’s sceptre. Equally it could be the predecessor of the 1494 one. Some accounts say the arches of the crown were re-used from the previous one, which would further suggest that the crown is an improved copy of its predecessor. King James III ( 1460-88) is depicted wearing an arched crown on some of his coins.

[@theastral1909]

Very ineresting! Do you have a source for the wand story please?

[@jframe-os2zi]

Thank you, I enjoyed the history of these Scottish emblems. I hope, one day I will visit my ancestral home and see them if they are on display. ❤

[@rhiannonpoole6019]

That was fascinating, thank you so much. It must have been such a thrill when they rediscovered the honours - I'm a big fan of Walter Scott, he must have been delighted. I wonder what would happen to the Honours if Scotland regained independence? Makes you think....

[@ChrisDonnelly-w7l]

Thank you for this great Scots information. What about the taking of the keys at Dumfries Castle ?

[@martihurford]

Educational and entertaining…as usual. Thanks! 🫶

[@aprilclinely4535]

Very interesting and quite informative

[@carrie4696]

They’ll have to get up rather earlier in the morning if they want to sneak a coronation past you Allan! Personally I had absolutely no idea this was even a thing, so it definitely surprised me. Thanks as always for providing the detail and the historical context. That thistle sword is a bit different, isn’t it! It’s quite brave to go down the “modern” route for something like a sword, people like me do love to make (probably quite unreasonable) snide comments.

[@Dryhten1801]

it looks bad

[@leahnichol6665]

I think it looks Scottish. So I believe it is correct for it’s intended use.

[@leahnichol6665]

@@carrie4696 😂

[@rickynewport6339]

Thank you for another fascinating video. I recently purchased the book on the Honours of Scotland and the Stone of Scone by Chris Tabraham. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but look forward to doing so. I find it interesting that there two collections that are considered lesser parts of the Honours of Scotland, one from the Cardinal York, the last descendant of James VII & II, and the other from Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. I wonder if you could comment on the mysterious "wand" that was found in the chest with the other Honours?

[@theastral1909]

I too am fascinated by The Honours. I would certainly like to know more about the wand. Strikes me that it must have been a second sceptre (much like the English - we - have.) as wand = occult to me. That doesn't seem right? Any thoughts Dr Allen?

[@t.grimes9973]

As always, very fascinating, thorough, and well researched. Thank you so much for posting!...On a completely unrelated note, beautiful as it may be, does anyone else feel like the new Sword of State is a bit ridiculously proportioned?

[@Macdonaldacademy]

I can confirm that the new State Sword of Scotland was crafted to traditional proportions of Highland two handed swords and is quite in keeping with ceremonial bearing swords throughout Europe.

[@educanassa100]

Great video Allan

[@anthonyanderson2880]

No disrespect but the new sword looks like something from a movie set, I much prefer the old one. Great video, very interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@Mrs.Karen_Walker]

i fully agree. its kitsch, gaudy, poorly designed. not refined and elegant. this sword would do better in places like Dubai or Disneyworld.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Rumor has it that the pearls in the crown is from Scotland as well. Because Mary Queen of Scots had a treasure trove of Scottish pearls from the waters from there, in which Her cousin Queen Elizabeth the first had aquire most of them.

[@judis6224]

There isn't much left of mary queen of scots belongings,with her prayer book she had the day of her execution went up for auction at Christie's,how they got it I don't know.

[@johnwhitehead4446]

A further point - if my memory is correct in Budapest there is a sword that is almost identical to that given in 1507 that was a gift from the Pope to the King of Hungary.

[@ludovica8221]

thank you xxx

[@daneberhardt2718]

What is the name of your intro/outro music? I would like to learn how to play it :D

[@samanthafordyce5795]

I was glad to see King Charles and family did a much more dignified job than the queen did back in 1953. Some years ago, I saw an interview with the man who had presented the crown to the queen, and he said her handbag nearly hit him in the head when she leaned forward to receive it. How tacky!! The man also said they were a bit offended that she came in regular street clothes, not any ceremonial garb. This year's ceremony was much more dignified and much more elegant. Everyone (except the Duchess of Rothesay) was dressed ceremonially, and that's as it should be. No handbags.

[@coolenaam]

I personally don't like the Elizabeth sword that much, it looks a bit grotesque compared to the finery of the Italian sword and the rest of the honours.

[@brucass93]

Are the four pearls on the bonnet original? Is this unusual?

[@noahmcvay1281]

What would one call Wednesday's rite, taking into account both the religious and state ceremonial aspects? The service is certainly more than a mere inauguration as is the case in Spain and the Netherlands, whereby the monarch is sworn into office by the president of the supreme court in the presence of the crown jewels. However, it's nowhere near a coronation either. Perhaps a benediction, as is the case for the newly acceded kings and queens of Norway? Both the Royal Household and the Scottish Government really should come to agreement on what to call the presentation of the Honours to the sovereign and corresponding service of thanksgiving, perhaps through legislation, in order to differentiate it from the coronation rite governed by British law. It would also be a shame if the Scottish rite - created by George IV and revived by Elizabeth II - were altogether discontinued with the next reign. After all, the Honours are part and parcel the history of Scotland. Indeed, their very existence and use demonstrates Scotland's position as a coequal nation under the Acts of Union.

[@pras12100]

Very informative video. The new sword looks a little like it was designed by video gamer and not someone who has ever used a sword. Subtle it is not. Is it meant to be two-handed? Is it based on an original weapon? A claymore perhaps?

[@jacquieclapperton9758]

There is a plainer sword but of similar size in the Museum of Scotland. If I remember correctly it is a ceremonial sword carried before the judges in a court of law.

[@leahnichol6665]

It was displayed in the photo in this video as a two handed sword. I expect an anachronist could let you know. There exists The Society of Creative Anachronism who doe re-enactments. I have seen forged replica swords there, which are used in sword fight demonstrations. ( they do it slow motions so no one gets very hurt)

[@Macdonaldacademy]

I can confirm that the new State Sword of Scotland was crafted to traditional proportions of Highland two handed swords and is quite in keeping with ceremonial bearing swords throughout Europe. It is indeed a two-handed sword.

[@Jo_Lori]

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[@lukealadeen7836]

If the Scottish were to leave the UK who would be king of Scotland?

[@allanbarton]

If the union was dissolved, Charles would be king of both, held in personal union as before 1707 - unless the Scottish people decided they wanted to be a republic.

[@carolineolsenarnold7039]

Why did the Queen wear day dress while others were in their state robes?

[@kellybrown8638]

Scotland deserves far better than Charles

[@buckfaststradler4629]

Rather him than you

[@ChrisDonnelly-w7l]

Duke of Edinburgh wearing the now extinct Full Dress Field Marshal Uniform.

[@genericpersonx333]

Are you referring to that specific cut of uniform? Or to the uniform in general?

[@colinmeads2682]

Field Marshall uniform is not extinct.

[@colinmeads2682]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom)

[@janetmackinnon3411]

I find the tone of voice surprising....

[@allanbarton5333]

What on earth do you mean by that?

[@buckfaststradler4629]

@@allanbarton5333 Maybe you should have affected a Scottish accent😀

[@adamsmith8307]

Rightfully I logically think that Edinburgh should be the capital of Great Britain because the first King James VI was born in the city of Edinburgh.

[@Thauan..]

The Imperial State Crown is more beautiful than Scottish... ❤

[@andrewprice1774]

How can I be guilty of treason when England is foreign to me? "The Wallace" by Jim McLean and how does the Brits have rights to these treasures they stole?

[@jldrake3424]

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