| − | Never popular with the English people, Henry had tired of her as well. She was sent to the [[Tower of London]] and was executed after being convicted of adultery and incest on dubious evidence. It did, however, free the king to remarry again -- a course of action he would take four more times. | + | Never popular with the English people, Henry had tired of her as well. She was sent to the [[Tower of London]] and was executed after being convicted of adultery and incest on dubious evidence. She was executed by sword rather than the cleaner-cutting axe to indicate the extremity of her crimes. It did, however, free the king to remarry again -- a course of action he would take four more times. |