"A king should be tried not for the crimes of his administration, but for that of having been king, for nothing in the world can legitimize this usurpation, and whatever illusion, whatever conventions royalty surrounds itself in, it is an eternal crime against which every man has the right to rise up and arm himself. No one can reign innocently: the madness of this is too obvious. Every king is a rebel and a usurper. This man must reign or die."
— Louis Antoine de Saint-Just calling for the death of Louis XVI
Earl of Manchester: The King need not care how oft he fights... If we fight 100 times and beat him 99 he will be King still, but if he beats us but once, or the last time, we shall be hanged, we shall lose our estates, and our posterities be undone.
Cromwell: If this be so, why did we take up arms at first?
Cromwell: If this be so, why did we take up arms at first?
— During the English Civil War
"I'm the bloody Kingslayer, remember? When I say you have honour, that's like a whore vouchsafing your maidenhood."
— Jaime Lannister, A Song of Ice and Fire
Terenas: What is this? What are you doing, my son?
Arthas: Succeeding you, father...
Arthas: Succeeding you, father...
—Arthas Menethil, Warcraft
Come at the king, best not miss.
—- Omar, The Wire
"When you kill a king, you don't stab him in the dark. You kill him where the entire court can watch him die."
— Amsterdam Vallon, Gangs of New York
"...Now that I've confronted you and traded words with you, I have come to a decision. Throughout Daein, I, Tauroneo, will be known as the king killer. Come! Let me earn my name!"
— Tauroneo to Mad King Ashnard, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Earth Queen Hou-Ting: You wouldn't dare attack a queen!
Zaheer: Maybe I forgot to mention something to you. I don't believe in queens.
Zaheer: Maybe I forgot to mention something to you. I don't believe in queens.
