On this day, May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, was executed after being convicted of treason, adultery and incest.

Historians have since concluded the charges were baseless and the product of Henry VIII’s desire to find a wife who would give birth to a son.

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