Which TWO of Henry VIII's wives were executed?

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Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

Anne Boleyn and her cousin Catherine Howard were both executed after being accused of taking lovers. Jane Seymour died after childbirth and Catherine Parr outlived Henry.

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