Origins of Treason in England
Gone Medieval
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The Exhibit of the Treason Act
Exhibition focuses on Richard the Second's reign, when act is being tested to its absolute limits. In 1381, for example, we have peasants revolt and people of all statuses rise up in London. But it actually doesn't fit within treason; they're not levying war at that time. So you get factionalism returning once again and charges a treason. And I think what we've see start the exhibition as a whole is actually treason being expanded.
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