The Law of Treason in England in the Later Middle Ages

Abstract

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.