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Banned by the authorities James II's Act of Parliament of 6 March 1457 banned golf and football. The Act is the earliest known written evidence for the game in ...
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James III and James IV ordered follow-up bans in 1471 and 1491, respectively. What an awful time to be live, huh?
Extracts from Acts of Parliament of Scotland banning golf: 6 March 1457, 6 May 1471, 18 May 1491.
Did you know that King James II used an Act of Parliament to ban golf in Scotland in 1457? The demanding monarch wanted men to spend more time practicing ...
The nation's enthusiastic pursuit of golf however, led many to neglect their military training, so much so that the Scottish parliament of King James II banned ...
Sep 25, 2021 · It remained in banned until 1502, when James IV became a golfer. Football was banned in England in the 14th Century for the same reason.
1491 – The golf ban is affirmed again by Parliament, this time under James IV. 1502 – With the signing of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace between England and ...
Golf was clearly becoming too popular in the middle ages as the game was banned in 1457 by King James II of Scotland, who felt it was distracting young men from ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Following James II's death in 1460, golf experienced a renaissance. The ban was not enforced with the same vigor by subsequent monarchs, and the ...
Sep 23, 2023 · On March 6, 1457, an Act of Parliament was passed by the Scottish Parliament and King James II that outlawed both golf and soccer (football).
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