King Henry the VIII accuses his wife of adultery, divorces her, and sends her to the headman's block to be beheaded.
He had 6 wives all in all. And he had prior relations to the succeeding wife before divorcing the preceding wife.
His wives were:
1) Catherine of Aragon - divorced
2) Anne Boleyn - beheaded
3) Jane Seymour - died
4) Ann of Cleves - divorced
5) Catherine Howard - beheaded
6) Kathering Parr - survived the King