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Professor Bellamy traces the English law of treason to Roman and Germanic origins, and discusses the development of royal attitudes towards rebellion, the judicial procedures used to try and condemn suspected traitors, and the interaction of the law of treason and constitutional ideas.

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Editor's preface; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The medieval concept of treason; 2. The treatise writers and the English law of treason at the end of the thirteenth century; 3. The origins of the English state trial; 4. The great statute of treasons; 5. The scope of treason, 1352–1485; 6. Treason before the courts, 1352–1485; 7. The origins and the early history of the Act of Attainder; 8. Treason and the constitution; Appendixes; Select bibliography; Index.

The Law of Treason in England in the Later Middle Ages

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 1/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521526388, 978-0521526388
      ISBN10: 0521526388
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Professor Bellamy traces the English law of treason to Roman and Germanic origins, and discusses the development of royal attitudes towards rebellion, the judicial procedures used to try and condemn suspected traitors, and the interaction of the law of treason and constitutional ideas.

      Table of Contents
      Editor's preface; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The medieval concept of treason; 2. The treatise writers and the English law of treason at the end of the thirteenth century; 3. The origins of the English state trial; 4. The great statute of treasons; 5. The scope of treason, 1352–1485; 6. Treason before the courts, 1352–1485; 7. The origins and the early history of the Act of Attainder; 8. Treason and the constitution; Appendixes; Select bibliography; Index.

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