Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard (circa 1523 (1523) – 13 February 1542 (1542-02-14)) was Queen of England from 1540 until 1541, as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Catherine, then 16 or 17, married Henry VIII on 28 July 1540, at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, almost immediately after the annulment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves was arranged. Catherine was stripped of her title as queen within 16 months, in November 1541, and beheaded three months later, on the grounds of treason for committing adultery while married to the King.