Education Act 1496
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Education Act 1496
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The Education Act 1496 was an act of the Parliament of Scotland that required landowners to send their eldest sons to school to study Latin, arts and law. This made schooling compulsory for the first time in the world. The humanist intent was to ensure that local government lay in competent hands and to improve the administration of justice nationwide by making the legal system more responsive at the local level. The act states: all barons and substantial freeholders shall put their eldest sons
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Scottish legislation
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2023-07-06T20:00:48Z
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