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English kings and queens used both the corruption of blood and the right of attainder for many purposes. For example, Edward IV used the right of attainder to execute his brother George Plantagenet, the Duke of Clarence for treason. Henry VIII used it to strip Anne Boleyn of her title, wealth so that he could marry another woman. The list is long and was not lost on our Founding Fathers.