[H4ZB7]

> At the time of the punk icons’ rise to fame, capital punishment remained on the statute books for the crime of high treason even though it had been abolished for all other crimes. While it’s unlikely Lydon and his bandmates would have been charged with that offense, media speculation called for them to be accused of treason for the lyrics to “God Save the Queen” in 1977.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lydon-death-penalty-sex...

[etothepii]

While the 14th Century act that defined treason includes, "imaging the monarch's death," I think this is a farce.