Lol. I actually meant if Staff goes on the run and leaves his wife holding the metaphorical baby. They can't execute her (Henry VIII needed acts of Parliament to execute women IIRC, and they WERE (supposedly) guilty of treason. Here Mrs Stafford simply has the misfortune to be married to the wrong side. They could jail her, I guess, but thats just gonna piss her husband/relations off and make them less likely to support the Lancastrians. Of course, I guess they could do what Dickon did with the countesses of Oxford and Warwick, but I'd imagine the Lancastrians are gonna try not rock the boat TOO much until Queen Marguerite crosses the Channel with Prince Edward. Warwick might try something, but he wasn't exactly trusted by the Beauforts surrounding mad ole Henry.
Anne Boleyn was executed for adultery, incest and witchcraft.
Anne Rochefort, George Boleyn's wife, was subjected to intense psychological pressure, and she was declared insane in early 1542. But, determined to punish her for complicity in adultery, Henry VIII enacted a law allowing the execution of madmen.
Margaret de la Pole (daughter of George of Clarence) was executed because of her son's claims to the throne of Henry VIII.
At the time of Edward IV, women were either confined or imprisoned. But never executed.