Treason, Accusations of

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• Accusations of Treason —     Accusations of Treason     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Accusations of Treason     A common misrepresentation concerning the Elizabethan persecution of English and Irish Catholics from 1570 onwards is the statement that the victims devoted to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Treason — In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one s sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife (treason… …   Wikipedia

• Yao Chong — (姚崇) (650 September 28, 721 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%A5%C8%A9v reign=%B6%7D%A4%B8 yy=9 ycanzi= mm=9 dd=3 dcanzi= 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ), né Yao Yuanchong (姚元崇), known 700s 713 by the courtesy name of… …   Wikipedia

• Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales — Infobox Martyrs name=Eighty five Martyrs of England and Wales birth era= death date=Between 1584 and 1679 feast day= venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place= death place=England and Wales beatified date=22 November 1987 …   Wikipedia

• Gao Jiong — (高熲) (d. August 27, 607 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%B6%A6 king=%B7%D5%AB%D2 reign=%A4j%B7%7E yy=3 ycanzi= mm=7 dd= dcanzi=%A4%FE%A4l 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ), courtesy name Zhaoxuan (昭玄), alternative name Min (敏),… …   Wikipedia

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• Joseph McCarthy — Infobox Senator |name=Joseph Raymond McCarthy nationality=American |300px jr/sr=United States Senator state=Wisconsin party=Republican term start=January 3, 1947 term end=May 2, 1957 preceded=Robert M. La Follette, Jr. succeeded=William Proxmire… …   Wikipedia

• Wu Zetian — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu. Wu Zetian Empress Regnant of the Zhou Dynasty Empress of Zhou Dynasty …   Wikipedia

• Burr conspiracy — The Burr conspiracy was a suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians and army officers led by former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. According to the accusations against him, Burr’s goal was to create an independent nation in the center… …   Wikipedia

• Lai Junchen — (Chinese: 來俊臣) (d. April 28, 697 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%AAZ%A6Z reign=%AF%AB%A5%5C yy=1 ycanzi= mm=6 dd=3 dcanzi= 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ) was a secret police official during the Chinese dynasty Tang… …   Wikipedia