Execution of Catherine Howard
1542 · Event
Henry VIII's fifth queen is beheaded on Tower Green after evidence of premarital relationships and an alleged affair with Thomas Culpeper. Her lady-in-waiting Jane Boleyn (Anne's sister-in-law) is executed beside her.
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