which wife did king henry behead?
Anne of the Thousand Days
entailment
 Given Henry 's desperate desire for a son , the sequence of Anne 's pregnancies has attracted much interest . Author Mike Ashley speculated that Anne had two stillborn children after Elizabeth 's birth and before the male child she miscarried in 1536 . Most sources attest only to the birth of Elizabeth in September 1533 , a possible miscarriage in the summer of 1534 , and the miscarriage of a male child , of almost four months gestation , in January 1536 . As Anne recovered from her miscarriage , Henry declared that he had been seduced into the marriage by means of " sortilege " — a French term indicating either " deception " or " spells " . His new mistress , Jane Seymour , was quickly moved into royal quarters . This was followed by Anne 's brother George being refused a prestigious court honour , the Order of the Garter , given instead to Sir Nicholas Carew . 

contradiction
 Although Henry 's marriage to Catherine has since been described as " unusually good " , it is known that Henry took mistresses . It was revealed in 1510 that Henry had been conducting an affair with one of the sisters of Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham , either Elizabeth or Anne Hastings , Countess of Huntingdon . The most significant mistress for about three years , starting in 1516 , was Elizabeth Blount . Blount is one of only two completely undisputed mistresses , few for a virile young king . Exactly how many Henry had is disputed : David Loades believes Henry had mistresses " only to a very limited extent " , whilst Alison Weir believes there were numerous other affairs . Catherine did not protest , and in 1518 fell pregnant again with another girl , who was also stillborn . Blount gave birth in June 1519 to Henry 's illegitimate son , Henry FitzRoy . The young boy was made Duke of Richmond in June 1525 in what some thought was one step on the path to his eventual legitimisation . In 1533 , FitzRoy married Mary Howard , but died childless three years later . At the time of Richmond 's death in June 1536 , Parliament was enacting the Second Succession Act , which could have allowed him to become king . 

contradiction
 Queen Mary I 's plan to marry Philip II of Spain was greeted with widespread opposition , not just among the populace but also among Members of Parliament and privy councillors . Thomas Wyatt 's Rebellion in early 1554 , in which the Duke of Suffolk took part , was a result of this dislike . It was not the intention of the conspirators to bring Jane Grey on the throne again . Nevertheless , the government , at the height of the military crisis around 7 February , decided to execute Jane and her husband , possibly out of panic . It was also an opportunity for removing possible inspirations for future unrest and unwelcome reminders of the past . It troubled Mary to let her cousin die , but she accepted the Privy Council 's advice . Bishop Gardiner pressed for the young couple 's execution in a court sermon , and the Imperial ambassador Simon Renard was happy to report that " Jane of Suffolk and her husband are to lose their heads . " 

neutral
 The legend draws to a conclusion as Henry attempted to give a canonical punishment to a murderer . The accused man became enraged and killed the bishop , who was thus considered to be a martyr . 

contradiction
 Edward 's body lay at Wareham for a year before being disinterred . Ælfhere initiated the reinterment , perhaps as a gesture of reconciliation . According to the life of Oswald , Edward 's body was found to be incorrupt when it was disinterred ( which was taken as a miraculous sign ) . The body was taken to the Shaftesbury Abbey , a nunnery with royal connections which had been endowed by King Alfred the Great and where Edward and Æthelred 's grandmother Ælfgifu had spent her latter years . 
