George Boleyn's trial and execution took place under whose rule?
Pope Clement VII
Thomas Cromwell
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Answer
Henry VIII, the King of England from 1509 to 1547, orchestrated the trial and execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn's brother, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, in 1536. The charges against George were treason and adultery, and his execution followed his sister's beheading two days prior.
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