Treason and the state : law, politics and ideology in the English Civil War /

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This study traces the transition of treason from a personal crime against the monarch to a modern crime against the impersonal state, consisting of studies of four major state treason trials in England including that of the Earl of Strafford in 1641 and of King Charles I in 1649.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Orr, D. Alan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
Subjects:
1600 - 1699
Treason > England > History > 17th century.
Trials (Treason) > England > History > 17th century > Case studies.
Trahison > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Procès (Trahison) > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle > Études de cas.
Treason
Trials (Treason)
England
Case studies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This study traces the transition of treason from a personal crime against the monarch to a modern crime against the impersonal state, consisting of studies of four major state treason trials in England including that of the Earl of Strafford in 1641 and of King Charles I in 1649.
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index.
ISBN:0511068794
9780511068799
0511118317
9780511118319

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