Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

A 1747 law that abolished the legal and military authority of clan chiefs over their tenants, replacing them with Crown-appointed Sheriffs.

Exam Context

Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.1500–c.1750.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.1500–c.1750

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

The Jacobite Wars and Repression

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.1500–c.1750

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