The Expansion of the Scope of Application of Treason in Late Medieval England and its Inherent Logic
Treason was a crime that threatened the rule of the king and the king's government in late medieval England,and was intended to apply to any breach of the duty of allegiance to the reigning king himself.Under this core content,the king and the king's government have continuously deduced new charges of treason from three aspects:treason subject,treason ob-ject and treason behavior through legislative and judicial activities,and the coverage of treason is constantly expanding.It is worth noting that the expansion at this time did not reach an infinite degree,and the nobles and commoners always resisted this kind of behavior,so that the entire range of treasonous crimes in the late Middle Ages always took the"Treason Decree of 1352"as the core,and then to achieve a dynamic balance between the political forces of the parties.Therefore,the expansion of the scope of treason in late medieval England was a legislative and judicial activity led by the king's government and participated by the nobles and the commons.
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