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Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521 – 11 April 1554) was an English politician and rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I; his rising is traditionally called "Wyatt's rebellion". He was the son of the English poet and ambassador Sir Thomas Wyatt.
Apr 16, 2024 · Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (born c. 1521—died April 11, 1554, London) was an English soldier and conspirator who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Queen Mary I, probably the most formidable uprising ever faced by a Tudor monarch. Wyatt’s father was the renowned poet and diplomat Sir Thomas Wyatt.
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Apr 11, 2016 · On the 11th April 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt the younger was beheaded and then his body quartered for treason, for leading Wyatt's Rebellion against Queen Mary I. Wyatt had already shown his opposition to Mary when he supported Lady Jane Grey’s claim to the throne after the death of Edward VI – he escaped punishment that time – but he felt ...
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SIR THOMAS WYATT, the Younger (1521?-1554), conspirator, was the eldest and only surviving son of Sir Thomas Wyatt the elder, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Brooke, third lord Cobham. He was brought up as a catholic.
Long after Wyatt's death, his only legitimate son Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger led a thwarted rebellion against Henry's daughter Mary I, for which he was executed. The rebellion's aim was to set on the throne the Protestant-minded Elizabeth , the daughter of Anne Boleyn. [36]
Jan 22, 2015 · On 22nd January 1554, Thomas Wyatt the Younger met with fellow conspirators at his home of Allington Castle in Kent to make final plans for their uprising against Mary I and her decision to marry Philip of Spain. This rebellion would become known as Wyatt's Rebellion.
Portrait of Sir Thomas Wyatt by Hans Holbein the Younger. No poet represents the complexities of the British court of Henry VIII better than Sir Thomas Wyatt. Skilled in international diplomacy, imprisoned without charges, at ease jousting in tournaments, and adept at writing courtly poetry, Wyatt was admired and envied by his contemporaries.
