To: NKP_Vet
History
According to the Henry Holt Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins the word "blacklist" originated with a list England's King Charles II made of fifty-eight judges and court officers who sentenced his father, Charles I, to death in 1649. When Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660, thirteen of these regicides were put to death and twenty-five sentenced to life imprisonment, while others escaped.
15 posted on
03/24/2016 7:57:57 PM PDT by
20yearsofinternet
(Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
To: 20yearsofinternet
I love history. Thanks for the info.
To: 20yearsofinternet
“When Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660, thirteen of these regicides were put to death...”
My ancestor Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrison was hung, drawn and quartered. Rather a dubious honor.
169 posted on
03/24/2016 10:05:11 PM PDT by
Mike Darancette
(The most vocal supporters of a good con man are the victims.)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Now that was true hardball politics.
170 posted on
03/24/2016 10:07:09 PM PDT by
Pelham
(more than election. Revolution)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson