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Treasons Act 1534
Act of Parliament
Treasons Act 1534
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act whereby divers Offenses be made High Treason; and taking away all Sanctuaries for all manner of High Treason.
Citation26 Hen. 8. c. 13
Territorial extent Kingdom of England
Dates
Royal assent18 December 1534
Other legislation
Repealed byTreason Act 1547
Relates to
  • Treason Act 1551
  • Treason Act 1553
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Treasons Act 1534 or High Treason Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8. c. 13) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed in 1534, during the reign of King Henry VIII.

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