Headless Baptist

Today is the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.  John the Baptist lost his head.  He angered a woman in power who wielded great influence over her husband. 

In “Alice In Wonderland” the Queen of Hearts is a childish, foul-tempered monarch whom author Lewis Carroll himself described as "a blind fury," and who was quick to give death sentences at the slightest offense. One of the Queen’s most famous lines is the oft repeated: "Off with his/her head!" / "Off with their heads!" 

Sounds familiar.  Furthermore, when and to whom have we said the same?

Deacon David Pierce