What King Charles I of 1640s England might have to say to Mitch McConnell in 2020 | Opinion Fine-grained political quibbling is rarely forgotten by its victims. Witness the lengths the British ...

This is King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland, as depicted in a famous triple portrait by the Flemish artist, Anthony van Dyck, in the 1630s.

If, as the saying goes, “the past is prologue,” consider this: On Jan. 30, 1649 (is that past enough?), Charles I, King of England, laid his head down on the executioner’s block and was put ...

This is King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland, as depicted in a famous triple portrait by the Flemish artist, Anthony van Dyck, in the 1630s.

In 1649 similar charges were leveled against Charles I of England, who was equally defiant, declaring in court along the lines of Saddam Hussein that "I would know by what power I am called hither." ...

King Charles II, the king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 to his death in 1685. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images / Getty Images.

This is King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland, as depicted in a famous triple portrait by the Flemish artist, Anthony van Dyck, in the 1630s. The king commissioned the painting as a ...