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Henry VIII's second wife was Anne Boleyn, mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Henry didn't need to divorce Boleyn; he simply had her beheaded.
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Anne Boleyn was convicted of treason, witchcraft and incest and was executed by beheading.
Most historians believe that these were "trumped up" charges, but she did go through the due process of the law as it stood at the time.
Actually Henry did divorce her first. He wanted to make sure there could be no impediment to his marriage with Jane Seymour.
A tribunal very conveniently found that his marriage to Anne was not lawful in the first place. However, as she was being executed for adultery with, among others, her brother, one wonders how she could have committed adultery when legally, she wasn't married. She died on 19th May 1536. Next day, Henry was betrothed to Jane and 9 days after that, they were married. It took Jane Seymour just over 6 weeks to achieve what had taken Anne 6 years - marriage to the King.
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∙ 11y agoAnne Boleyn was beheaded on tower green. As a show of mercy to the woman he loved so much he sent to Calais for a sword. English subjects had always been beheaded with an ax.
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What date did Henry VIII's second wive die?
Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife was found guilty of treason and executed at the Tower of London on 19 May 1536.
When did Henry VIII's last wife die?
two years after henry did
How did Henry VIII's last wife Catherine die?
She died in childbirth
When did Henry VIII's fifth wife Catherine Howard die?
She was beheaded in 1542.
How king Henry VIII's 2nd wife die?
If she was not beheaded, she was his one wife who died of natural causes.
When did Catherine Parr one Henry viii wife's die?
September 5, 1548
When did Henry VIII of Legnica die?
Henry VIII of Legnica died in 1398.
When did Queen Jane die?
Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII, died on October 24, 1537.
What did ann bleyn parents die of?
Anne Boleyn was the Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 and second wife of King Henry VIII. Her parents names were Elizabeth and Thomas. It is not known what Anne's parents died of.
When did Henry wadsworth longfellows wife die?
Henry's second wife died in 1861, she burned to death because her dress caught on fire.
How did Stuart Queen Anne I die?
If you mean Anne as in Henry viii 2nd wife then she was beheaded (according to Henry for being a witch)
When Henry VIII die how old was he?
Henry VIII was 55 years old when he died.
