The last British Monarch who canceled Parliament.

[El Supremo]

Charles I

[DavidDvorkin]

1. He looks remarkably happy and placid, considering the circumstances.

[chowder66]

2. lol.

[trueblue2007]

4. that was CHARLES I

[herding cats]

8. He was kind of a chill dude.

Shy, to a fault actually.

[Falcata]

3. And when his

son was restored Charles executioners were hunted down all over the world and executed. Cromwell was exhumed, beheaded and his bones were hung up.

[defacto7]

6. and when the Dems regain the Senate and restore the presidency...

Hmmm... interesting possibilities!

[Blue_true]

7. When we regain the presidency and Congress.

Anyone that ignored and did not truthfully obey a Congressional summons to testify should get another one, with immediate prison being the consequence or not testifying or lying.

[defacto7]

13. That's the right and civilized thing to do.

But the fantacy of hunting them down, the hanging of bones.... it's cathartic.

[GeoWilliam750]

12. The man believed to have executed Charles I was Richard Brandon

Who died not long after the execution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brandon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I#Executioner_of_Charles_I

[Wounded Bear]

5. Somehow I don't think that will happen to Her Majesty this time...

[Blue_true]

9. Is she considering canceling Parlianent? For what reason?

If she cancels it to help Johnson do Brexit, that would be a gross mistake. If she cancels it to keep the UK in the EU, she will likely go down as the greatest monarch in the country's history.

[Wounded Bear]

10. I thought I heard she agreed to the suspension of Parliament...

I don't understand British politics much, so I can comment on whether that helps or hurts any one side or action.

Perhaps I was misinformed.

I was just kidding, of course. I believe beheading is no longer a tool of the English government.

[DavidDvorkin]

11. I don't think she has the power to do anything of her own accord

A lot of the old powers may still be there, on paper, but the system requires that she not exercise them.

[Hekate]

14. Boris Johnson is PM, not the monarch, and he's the one doing this

[Buckeyeblue]

15. It's just ceremony at this point

The PM goes to the queen with a request and she must say yes. Besides, this is taking the heat off her baby, Randy Andy.

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. Not quite the last; his son, James II did it too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyal_Parliament

He canceled parliament in November 1685, and it didn't meet again until he'd been overthrown in 1688. James' daughter and son-in-law, who overthrew him, did try a couple of sudden prorogations in their first couple of years (followed by new parliaments, rather than nothing, like James), but quickly learned that parliament was now sovereign: https://academic.oup.com/ereh/article/22/3/261/4824864

[Thyla]

17. Meh, Lizzie has priors