The Treason Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 24) was an English act of Parliament passed by Parliament during the reign of Henry VIII.

Attainder of Lord Thomas Howard Act 1536
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Acte concernyng the Attaynder of the Lord Thomas Howard.
Citation28 Hen. 8. c. 24
(Ruffhead: c. 18)
Dates
Royal assent18 July 1536
Repealed16 June 1977
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1977
Status: Repealed

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.

The act was repealed by the Treason Act 1547 in the first year of the reign of Henry's successor, Edward VI.

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References

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  • Statutes at Large, vol. IV, Danby Pickering, Cambridge University Press, 1762, p. 447.
  1. ^ Statutes of the Realm. 17 March 2024.