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Henry VIII has his second wife, Anne Boleyn, arrested on May 2, 1536, and sent to the Tower of London. She was charged with adultery, incest, and treason. After a sham trial filled with Anne’s enemies, she was found guilty, on charges of adultery, incest, conspiracy and high treason against the king. She was convicted on May 15 and beheaded four days later on May 19, 1536. More