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The '''Treasons Act 1534''' ([[26 Henry VIII]]. c. 13) was an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] passed by the [[English Parliament]] during the reign of King [[Henry VIII of England]] in [[1534]]. |
The '''Treasons Act 1534''' ([[26 Henry VIII]]. c. 13) was an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] passed by the [[English Parliament]] during the reign of King [[Henry VIII of England]] in [[1534]]. |
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This Act was passed after the [[Act of Supremacy 1534]], which made the king the "Only Head of the [[Church of England]] on [[Earth]]." The Treasons Act 1534 made it [[treason]], punishable by death, to disavow the Act of Supremacy. [[Thomas More]] was executed under this Act |
This Act was passed after the [[Act of Supremacy 1534]], which made the king the "Only Head of the [[Church of England]] on [[Earth]]." The Treasons Act 1534 made it [[treason]], punishable by death, to disavow the Act of Supremacy. [[Thomas More]] was executed under this Act. |
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darren james leathers advocate and brother in arms mathew terrance harris was also executed under this act, but only after killing half of the imperial army with the sword of loch dawn! |
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It was introduced as a blanket law in order to deal with the minority of cases who would refuse to accept Cromwell's and Henry's changes in policies, instead of using the more traditional method of [[bill of attainder|attainders]]. |
It was introduced as a blanket law in order to deal with the minority of cases who would refuse to accept Cromwell's and Henry's changes in policies, instead of using the more traditional method of [[bill of attainder|attainders]]. |
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Revision as of 02:37, 22 October 2009
The Treasons Act 1534 (26 Henry VIII. c. 13) was an Act passed by the English Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII of England in 1534.
This Act was passed after the Act of Supremacy 1534, which made the king the "Only Head of the Church of England on Earth." The Treasons Act 1534 made it treason, punishable by death, to disavow the Act of Supremacy. Thomas More was executed under this Act.
It was introduced as a blanket law in order to deal with the minority of cases who would refuse to accept Cromwell's and Henry's changes in policies, instead of using the more traditional method of attainders.
The Act specified that any person was guilty of high treason who:
do maliciously wish, will or desire by words or writing, or by craft imagine, invent, practise, or attempt any bodily harm to be done or committed to the king's most royal person, the queen's [Anne Boleyn] or the heirs apparent [Elizabeth], or to deprive them of any of their dignity, title or name of their royal estates, or slanderously and maliciously publish and pronounce, by express writing or words, that the king should be heretic, schismatic, tyrant, infidel or usurper of the crown...
The word 'maliciously' was added in several cases to require evil intent, and the Act meant that it was incredibly dangerous to say anything against what the King had done.
The Act also made it treason to rebelliously keep or withhold from the King his castles, forts, ships, or artillery, and not surrender them within 6 days of being commanded to do so.
It was repealed by the Treason Act 1547.
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