Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
Turn the clock back a little more. Say 13th century. Back then it was a shame for "noble knights" to know math or read, that was for others to do...

And I seriously doubt that it's a coincidence that our economies shot through the roof at the same time we abolished the aristocracy....
Maybe this was true for Norway, it is not for England. Certainly it has been said in the past, but that was so much guff put about during the Renaissance, along with the belief that Kings only bathed once a year and everyone thought the world was flat before Columbus.

Certainly, universities were the preserve of priests, but education was not. When one considers the cost of books, one must acknowledge the great store the aristorcacy put by learning, as evidenced by the libraries listed in their wills.