| Treason Act 1702 |
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The Act makes it Treason to ''"endeavour to deprive or hinder any person who shall be the next in succession to the crown ... from succeeding after the decease of her Majesty (whom God long preserve) to the imperial crown of this realm and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging".'' The Act was passed by the English Parliament but later extended to Scotland as well in 1708, following the Union of the two kingdoms in the previous year. Originally a Capital Offence , the penalty was reduced in 1998 to Life Imprisonment . IN FICTION
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