| Defining a British State: Treason and National Identity, 1608-1820 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Steffen, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333920341 ISBN-13: 9780333920343 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: This book explores the formation of the British state and national identity from 1603-1832 by examining the definitions of sovereignty and allegiance presented in treason trials. The king remained central to national identity and the state until Republican challenges forced prosecutors in treason trials to innovate and redefine sovereign authority. Although jurors resisted the change, by the 1790s parliament and prosecutors accepted that treason law protected all Britons and the general safety of the state. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Law | Legal History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 345.410 |
| LCCN: 00068674 |
| Series: Studies in Modern History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.92" W x 8.7" (1.08 lbs) 245 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explores the formation of the British state and national identity from 1603-1820 by examining the definitions of sovereignty and allegiance presented in treason trials. The king's person remained central to national identity and the state until republican challenges forced prosecutors in treason trials to innovate and redefine sovereign authority. |