Scottish estates forfeited in the 1745 are deemed to belong to the Crown

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The House of Lords accepts a Parliamentary Bill which plans for Scottish estates forfeited in the Jacobite rising of 1745 to be bestowed on the Crown, and for the resultant revenue is to be used for improvement of Highlands.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Scottish estates forfeited in the 1745 are deemed to belong to the Crown". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17595, accessed 23 November 2024.]

17595 Scottish estates forfeited in the 1745 are deemed to belong to the Crown 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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