Treason Act 1429

The Treason Act 1429 (8 Hen.6 c.6) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It made it high treason for a person to threaten to burn someone's house down if they did not leave money in a certain place, and then carry out the threat. It also made it a felony to send a letter demanding money.

This category of treason was abolished by the Treason Act 1547. This Act was repealed for England (including Wales) by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 125) and for Ireland by the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict c 98).

See also

High treason in the United Kingdom

References

United Kingdom legislation

Pre-Parliamentary legislation

Acts of Parliament by states preceding
the Kingdom of Great Britain

Parliament of England	to 1483 1485–1601 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 1700–1706
Parliament of Scotland	to 1707

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Kingdom of Great Britain

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Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

relating to the European Union (formally European Communities)	1972 to date

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1994 to date

for Northern Ireland	1972–2009

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