How many wives did Henry VIII have executed?

Answer by  Lorbeer (304)

Catherine Aragon ( married 1509 - divorced 1533), Anne Boleyn ( married 1533 - beheaded 1536) , Jane Seymour ( married 1536 - Jane Seymour died 1537 ) - Anne Cleves ( married and annulled 1540) - Catherine Howard ( married 1540 - beheaded 1542) - Catherine Parr ( married 1543 - Henry VIII died 28 January 1547.

Answer by  DD93 (99)

Henry the VIII was responsible for the beheading of two of his wives. His second wife, Ann Boleyn, was executed in 1536 according to history, and Henry's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, met the same fate in 1542.

Answer by  traumatised (3285)

Two of Henry VIII's wives were beheaded: Anne Boleyn (in 1536) and Catherine Howard (in 1542). Anne was accused of adultery with several men, treason and incest (with her brother). Catherine was accused (probably rightly so) of conducting adulterous affairs with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham, both of whom were executed in 1541.

Answer by  jmcew (139)

King Henry the 8th had six wives... Here's a cool (rhyming! ) way to remember how the marriages ended: Divorced, Beheaded, Died Divorced, Beheaded, Survived