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A Long and Illustrious History › The Tudors and Stuarts
Which king ordered the execution of two of his wives?
- Edward VI
- Henry VII
- James I
- Henry VIII
Why this is the correct answer
Henry VIII had six wives in total and ordered the executions of two of them: Anne Boleyn in 1536 and Catherine Howard in 1542. His desire to annul his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon was also the catalyst for the English break with Rome.