Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII (a Catholic, until 1534; an Anglican afterward; r. 1509 – 1547), is executed for treason (adultery). The charges were fabricated; her real crime was not bearing Henry a male heir.
Postscript: The next day, Henry secretly wed his mistress Jane Seymour.
[restored 9/15/2024]
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:68-69.
Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994), 218-19, 255-57.
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