Treason and Rebellion in the British Atlantic, 1685–1800: Legal Responses to Threatening the State

This book examines internal political conflicts in the British Empire within the legal framework of treason and sedition. Following the exporting and adapting of treason laws in the colonies, this book considers how relationships with natives and European rivals affected the definitions of treason in practice. Offering a new study of treachery and loyalty through a transatlantic perspective, Treason and Rebellion in the British Atlantic is a valuable study of the legal and political history of Britain’s early empire.