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Treason's reward: The punishment of conspirators in the Bye plot of 1603.

Authors :
Nicholls, Mark
Source :
Historical Journal. Dec95, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p821. 22p.
Publication Year :
1995

Abstract

Examines the methods used by Great Britain to acquire and deploy evidence in advancing the prosecution of the suspects in the Bye plot of 1603, a conspiracy to kidnap King James I. Punishment for treason; Comparison of the fate of the suspects; Political imperatives in a dynastic change; Interpretation of treason in the early 17th-century.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0018246X
Volume :
38
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Historical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9602142238
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X00020471