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Author : S. H. Cuttler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,66 MB
Release : 2003-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521526432
An account of the theoretical framework, legal complexities and enforcement of the French treason law.
Author : Simon Hirsch Cuttler
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 30,55 MB
Release : 1979
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : J. G. Bellamy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 2004-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521526388
Professor Bellamy places the theory of treason in its political setting and analyses the part it played in the development of legal and political thought in this period. He pays particular attention to the Statute of Treason of 1352, an act with a notable effect on later constitutional history and which, in the opinion of Edward Coke, had a legal importance second only to that of Magna Carta. He 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.
Author : Hunt Janin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780786418411
Discusses the types of justice administered in medieval times, how geography and religion shaped it, and its legacy in modern times.
Author : S. H. Cuttler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 1982-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521239684
This book presents a balanced account not only of the theoretical framework and legal complexities of the law of treason in later medieval France, but also of the extent and political context of that law's enforcement. By shedding some light on a larger issue - the interplay of law and politics, authority and power - the book contributes to our understanding of the French monarchy's efforts in the crucial fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to protect, extend and enforce its authority. The crown needed virtually all its judicial resources to cope with treason. Summary judgement and judgement by notoriety had largely given way by the fifteenth century to institutionalized procedures; special mention is made of trial by commission and the trial of peers. In the last five chapters the prosecution of treason is treated narratively to illuminate the policies of individual kings. Throughout the book comparisons are made with the English law.
Author : Esther Cohen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004095694
An analysis of the cultural and social functions of law, legal processes and legal rituals in late medieval northern France. It interprets the various influences upon the shaping of law as a cultural manifestation and its application as an actual system of justice.
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9004400699
Set against the framework of modern political concerns, Treason: Medieval and Early Modern Adultery, Betrayal, and Shame considers the various forms of treachery in a variety of sources, including literature, historical chronicles, and material culture creating a complex portrait of the development of this high crime.
Author : John G. Bellamy
Publisher : Gaunt
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Treason
ISBN : 9780912004396
Author : Freelance Academy Press
Publisher : Freelance Academy Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 2019-11-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781937439415
Deeds of arms - formal, limited combats - were an important part of late medieval warrior culture, allowing men-at-arms the chance to display their identities and establish their martial worth before an audience that included their peers, their lords and captains, and the ladies who inspired them. Among the most interesting, unusual and prominent deeds of arms were the judicial duels of the late Middle Ages (14th and 15th centuries). The word "duel" suggests to modern audiences a conflict over honor, but although medieval trials by combat were likewise concerned with issues of reputation and shame, their purpose was judicial: a method of reaching a verdict when other methods could not. If evidence or testimony was not clear or was rejected by participants in a legal case, one could always turn to God. But there was, in fact, no guarantee of clarity even in the case of the duel, and unlike their portrayal in popular media, it was rare for duels to be fought to a lethal conclusion. A settlement was often negotiated before the trial was ever fought, or halted by the judge in mid-combat before either combatant could be slain. For a millennium, the trial by battle had been a fairly routine part of law enforcement in many parts of Europe, but by the second half of the 13th century, they were increasingly restricted to adjudicating guilt for capital crimes such as murder, rape, and treason. Yet even as such combats became increasingly rare, their scarcity lent them an aura of prestige, making the late 14th century a golden age for duels, drawing a great deal of popular, clerical and legal attention. The cases in which duels were approved were often controversial, as was the legal procedure itself. Was the result of a judicial combat truly an expression of the will of God? Medieval lawyers and ordinary observers often had their doubts. The controversies surrounding duels resulted in a number of late medieval duels being recorded in some detail. These duels are therefore among the best-known medieval deeds of arms, and accounts of some of the most sanguine, unusual or controversial are contained herein.
Author : Allen Boyer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1003846130
This book explores the development and application of the law of treason in England across more than a thousand years, placing this legal history within a broader historical context. Describing many high-profile prosecutions and trials, the book focuses on the statutes, ordinances and customs that have at various times governed, limited and shaped this worst of crimes. It explores the reasons why treason coalesced around specific offences agreed by both the monarch and the wider political nation, why it became an essential instrument of enforcement in high politics, and why, over the past three hundred years, it has gradually fallen into disuse while remaining on the statute book. This book also considers why treason as both a word and a concept remains so potent in wider modern culture, investigating prevalent current misconceptions about what is and what is not treason. It concludes by suggesting that the abolition or 'death' of treason in the near future, while a logical next step, is by no means a foregone conclusion. The Rise and Fall of Treason in English History is a thorough academic introduction for scholars and history students, as well as general readers with an interest in British political and legal history.