# Heritable Jurisdictions Act (1747)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1747-heritable-jurisdictions-act
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The government abolished many traditional judicial powers of Scottish clan chiefs and landowners. Within the broader Georgian Britain period, parliamentary government, industrialization, imperial expansion, war with France and political reform turned Britain into a global commercial and military power. This event is placed at 1747 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The act strengthened centralized state authority in the Highlands after Culloden.

## Why it matters
The act strengthened centralized state authority in the Highlands after Culloden.

Ruler at the time: [George II](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Heritable Jurisdictions Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Heritable+Jurisdictions+Act&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Heritable Jurisdictions Act](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Heritable+Jurisdictions+Act)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281700%E2%80%931799%29)
- [The National Archives — empire and industry resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)