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Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Elizabeth I?

  1. aCatherine of Aragon
  2. bJane Seymour
  3. cCatherine Howard
  4. dAnne BoleynCorrect answer

Why?

Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, was Elizabeth's mother; she was later executed at the Tower of London. Catherine of Aragon was the mother of Mary I, not Elizabeth.

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