Dress Act 1746

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The Dress Act 1746 was a British law that banned traditional Highland dress in Scotland as a means to suppress Highland culture and prevent further Jacobite rebellion.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
penal law ⓘ
aimedAt Highland clans ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Scotland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateEnacted 1746 ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
exempted Highland regiments in the British Army ⓘ
followedEvent Battle of Culloden ⓘ
hasEffect contribution to cultural suppression in the Scottish Highlands ⓘ
discouragement of public use of Highland dress ⓘ
hasShortName Act of Proscription (dress provisions) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalArea sumptuary law ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
locationOfEnactment London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mainSubject Highland dress ⓘ
Jacobite risings ⓘ
motivatedBy aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
partOf British measures against Jacobitism ⓘ
penalty imprisonment ⓘ
transportation to the colonies ⓘ
prohibits wearing of kilts by most Highland men and boys ⓘ
wearing of tartan in the Highlands ⓘ
wearing of traditional Highland dress ⓘ
purpose to prevent further Jacobite rebellion ⓘ
to suppress Highland culture ⓘ
regulates civilian clothing in the Scottish Highlands ⓘ
repealedBy Act of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Parliament
signedBy George II of Great Britain ⓘ

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Jacobite risings → afterEffect → Dress Act 1746 ⓘ
Acts of Proscription 1746 → hasPart → Dress Act 1746 ⓘ