Regicides Of Charles I

 In the mid 1600's those opposed to King Charles plotted to have him executed. Later when Charles the II became king he got even with those that signed the warrant. One of the signers was Valentine Walton who managed to flee England like a few others. The rest of the names and story is at the web site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regicides_of_Charles_I