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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She wasn't a passive pawn, but I doubt she fully "knew what she was getting into."  Henry had divorced his first wife, after all.  Why would anyone expect him to execute his second wife on trumped-up charges?  Plus, if she'd had a son, that would have changed history--with a male heir, Henry would not need to get rid of her, and there would have been good reasons not to.  He could cheat on her as much as he wanted once the line of succession was secure.  [/quote]

This. I don't think she ever would have predicted she'd be executed by axe. Like what Queen of England has been physically murdered after a legal trial before? Even Catharine of Aragorn, his first wife, was allowed to die in her sleep.

Now wives 3 - 6? They have NO excuse. If he could put aside two other wives and outright murder one, they had to know there was nothing protecting them.[/quote]

Anne was executed by a French swordsman brought in specifically for the task.

She had a small neck and fond memories of her girlhood in France.

She was the first wife Henry executed and not many other Queens in history has been executed by their own husbands. Henry 8’s wife murdering spree was quite unusual for a monarch at any time in history. And the number of his wives was unusual for a “Christian” King.

She didn’t think she’d get executed because at that time in history Kings didn’t kill their wives. They’d have a different mistress every month and ignore their wives except for public or state occasions, but they wouldn’t kill them.

Henry didn’t kill Catherine and he really wanted rid of her. Anne didn’t suspect she’d be without her head soon.

After Anne, many foreign princess were loath to marry Henry. They knew then the danger. Anne of Cleves barely retained her head, but did, and ended up the king’s wealthy “sister,” so she was the clever one!
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