Treason Act 1790
The Treason Act 1790 ( 30 Geo 3 c 48 ) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain which abolished burning at the stake as the penalty for women convicted of high treason , petty treason and abetting , procuring or counselling petty treason , and replaced it with drawing and hanging . 
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