Claire | May 19, 2020

Today, I will be raising a glass to Queen Anne Boleyn, who was executed on the morning of 19th May 1536, and also to all those caught up in those awful days in May 1536. Poet and diplomat Thomas Wyatt the Elder was friends with a few of those who lost their lives that May, […]

Category: Anne Boleyn Execution | 22 Comments »
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Claire | March 21, 2017

A Facebook post by the BBC has just alerted me to the fact that it is World Poetry Day today. How can I be a literature lover and not know that? Oh dear! I love so many poems, but because I have a rather soft spot for Thomas Wyatt the Elder I will share one […]

Category: Tudor Characters, Tudor Times | 3 Comments »
Tags: George Boleyn poetry, Thomas Wyatt, Thomas Wyatt poetry, Whoso List to Hunt