Treason Act 1536

Attainder of Lord Thomas Howard Act 1536

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte concernyng the Attaynder of the Lord Thomas Howard.
Citation	28 Hen. 8. c. 24 [a] 28 Hen. 8. c. 7 Pr. [b]
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	18 July 1536
Commencement	8 June 1536 [c]
Repealed	16 June 1977
Other legislation
Amended by	Treason Act 1547
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Treason Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 24) ^[a] was an act of the Parliament passed during the reign of Henry VIII.

Two clauses of the Attainder of Lord Thomas Howard Act 1536 ^[1] made it high treason to marry or become engaged to the King's children, sisters, paternal aunts, or his nieces or nephews without the King's written permission, or "to deflower any of them being unmarried". It was also treason for any of the same relatives to participate in such treason.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was effectively repealed by the Treason Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 12) in the first year of the reign of Henry's successor, Edward VI.

The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977.

See also

• Thomas Wyatt

Notes

1. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
2. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
3. Start of session.

References

• Statutes at Large, vol. IV, Danby Pickering, Cambridge University Press, 1762, p. 447.

1. Statutes of the Realm. 17 March 2024.