High Treason

Walking up to the throne to where the mighty king sat, he bowed, however, reluctantly. His respect for King Menolisius and his House, Sinburg, had already been destroyed long ago. Even his late father was not fond of the power-hungry king. "Astrid, how wonderful to see you," the king said sarcastically, forcing a fake smile upon his disturbing face. "Come, have a seat." Prince Astrid slowly walked up to the throne beside him, seating himself down carefully. Menolisius's

Parliament passed The Treason Trials Act of 1696 in response to a series of treason cases brought against political opponents of the monarchs during the later Stuart dynasty in the 1670s and 1680s. This landmark legislation, which English policy officials spent over a decade negotiating, was a reaction

betrayal was a grave sin befitting serious punishment, while it was irrational from a Humanist perspective and an inevitable, even beneficial part of mankind from an amoral perspective. During the tumultuous political and religious climate of the High Middle Ages and

threat. Many factors lead to a trusted individual having no alternative than betraying his or her own country. John Andre was the foreign connection in this instance, and Benedict Arnold being the insider threat that had no alternative but to commit treason and become the United States most famous traitor. Benedict Arnold had a laundry list of indicators that made him an attractive target to the likes of the British. Arnold was the second most important General in the American Army, and that type of

paramount embroilment in the early stages of the Revolutionary War and the reasons that he decided to betray the United States. Arnold’s decision wasn’t one dimensional. In other words, many factors were prevalent during the time of his attempt at treason that could have tipped him into the idea of betraying America. Born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut, Benedict Arnold appeared to most as an interesting figure. According to Notable Biographies (n.d.), “Arnold was a risk-taker who looked

of revolution on Britain from spreading and in my opinion he did this effectively, he introduced as number of 'repressive laws', the main three being the Treason act, Seditious Meeting acts and the Combination acts. The Treason act was introduced in 1795 after the stoning of King George III on his way to parliament. The act made it high treason to; "within the realm or without compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim

years later, he was on trial, charged with the capital crime of treason by the government headed by Jefferson, his former partner in political office. Presiding over the trial was John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. Finally, there was James Wilkinson, general of the army, once Burr’s associate and at trial his chief accuser. With these principal players, the trial in the U.S. Circuit Court at Richmond was as much high political and personal drama as it was a judicial proceeding The

place Benedict Arnold fought in the great Saratoga battle. There the famous boot monument stands displaying not only Arnold's heroism but treason as well. The "boot monument” tells the story of his wounded left leg during the great Saratoga battle. On the contrary, the monument does not display his name. This factor is because of his recorded history of treason. It is clearly shown that the monument represents

of pride brings a fullness in life so if you were to not being given the proper recognition, if you were utterly ignored, if you were tossed aside and others received credit for your very own work, is if you were faced to choose between taking the high road and becoming a better human being or would you act out in vengeance? Benedict Arnold’s historical acclaim is often associated with the traitor activity, by examining the experiences with Arnold, Americans are able to appreciate his leadership

would have no qualms about killing a shepherd in a different country for attempting the same. Odysseus also mentions that he was not subservient to Idomeneus at Troy. He even led a command of men not under Idomeneus, which would be skirting on treason. Though it was not admirable to disregard duty, it allowed Odysseus a unit of men who would presumably die for him and could potentially be used to overthrow Idomeneus