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De facto Act
De facto Act, 1495. The name is misleading since the statute, 11 Hen. VII c. 1, does not appear, contrary to much commentary, to distinguish between kings de facto and kings de jure. Henry VII, victorious at Bosworth, faced a series of challenges to his throne. To buttress his position, this statute declared that a person performing his duty to the king could be ‘in no wise convict of high treason’ and that any subsequent legislation to the contrary would be null and void. Whether an Act which could be repealed by a future Parliament gave comfort to anyone may be doubted. Perpetual edicts have often had a short life.
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JOHN CANNON. "De facto Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "De facto Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DefactoAct.html JOHN CANNON. "De facto Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DefactoAct.html |
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De facto Act
De facto Act, 1495. The name is misleading since the statute, 11 Hen. VII c. 1, does not appear, contrary to much commentary, to distinguish between kings de facto and kings de jure. Henry VII, victorious at Bosworth, faced a series of challenges to his throne. To buttress his position, this statute declared that a person performing his duty to the king could be ‘in no wise convict of high treason’ and that any subsequent legislation to the contrary would be null and void.
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JOHN CANNON. "De facto Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "De facto Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DefactoAct.html JOHN CANNON. "De facto Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DefactoAct.html |
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