They did that to Charles I and sound up with a military dictatorship under Oliver Cromwell and the Major Generals...
I’d like to turn Cromwell loose on the Muslims.
We must also remember a more recent history of beheading in Britain. (In fact, this was the first British beheading to occur to my mind while reading this thread. This isn't quite Anne Boleyn's England.)
Murdered Woolwich soldier named as Drummer Lee Rigby
Vive la différence!
Maybe people in this thread didn't intend to make me interested, but I just read the article to see what mentions there would be of these friendly neighbors of other religions.
In the case of the next coronation, the nasty moments will probably not come from the other faiths which are much more important than they were in 1953.--SNIP--
The greatest danger in the gap period will be from those who understand that the coronation service represents something much older than democracy and much deeper than secular, international “human rights”, and resent this fact. They will assail its undiluted Christianity, its mystical notion of kingship, its putting of whole nations under God. In doing so, they may well tap into a political leadership and media culture which are ignorant of such things. Everyone who supports the monarchy and loves this country should mind that gap, and be ready to fill it. This requires thinking ahead.
I've been wondering if the next coronation would present an "undiluted Christianity." (My main interest in that coronation would be what sort of messages it may present about Christianity and God.)