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Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
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Catherine Howard
Queen of England from 1540 to 1541
Catherine Howard was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a first cousin to Anne Boleyn, and the niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Thomas Howard was a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Henry VIII
King of England from 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Adultery
Type of extramarital sex
Adultery is generally defined as extramarital sex that is or was considered objectionable on social, religious and moral grounds, and which often resulted in legal consequences. Although the sexual activities that can be described as adultery vary, as well as their consequences,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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