- In
English criminal law,
attainder was the
metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood"
which arose from
being condemned for a
serious capital crime...
- A bill of
attainder (also
known as an act of
attainder, writ of
attainder, or bill of penalties) is an act of a
legislature declaring a person, or a group...
-
Following the
trial of King
Charles I in
January 1649, 59
commissioners (judges)
signed his
death warrant. They,
along with
several key ****ociates and...
- Jack Cade's
Rebellion was a po****r
revolt in 1450
against the
government of England,
which took
place in the south-east of the
country between the months...
-
return to
England on
taking an oath of abjuration. In 1662 the bill of
attainder against his
father was
reversed by Parliament, and he
regained the title...
-
Parliament Parliament of
England Long
title An Act for
reversing the
Attainder of
Jacob Leister and others.
Citation 6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 30
Dates Royal...
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James II, and in 1685 was one of the prin****l
supporters of the act of
attainder against the Duke of Monmouth; but he
remained in
England when William...
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while taking aim on his neck.
Russell was
exonerated by
reversal of his
attainder under William III.
Russell did not confess; in fact, he
pleaded that he...
- 1715b,
Issue 5357, page 1. "Westminster,
August 20. ... An act for the
Attainder of
James Duke of
Ormond of High Treason,
unless he
shall render himself...
- his execution, all of Seymour's
property was
seized by the Crown. His
attainder was
reversed by
Parliament in 1550,
although the
property was not returned...
