in the meantime, henry had noticed a young lady at court, called catherine howard, and thought that she might make a good wife. catherine howard was a cousin of henry's second wife, anne boleyn. henry and catherine got married in 1540, but catherine was much younger than henry and she soon got tired of him and started to flirt with other men. after they had been married for just over a year, henry found out that catherine had been having an affair with someone else. she was found guilty of treason and was executed, just like anne boleyn had been a few years before.