17 January – Poet Thomas Wyatt is arrested and Leicestershire woman gives birth to a cat
On this day in Tudor history, 17th January 1541, courtier, diplomat and poet, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder,…
Thomas Wyatt the Elder
5 May 1536 – More interrogations and arrests
By 5th May 1536, two other men had been imprisoned in the Tower of London and another courtier…
11 October 1542 – Death of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
On this day in history, 11th October 1542, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, poet and diplomat, died at…
Anne Boleyn’s Love Life prior to Henry VIII: Henry Percy and Thomas Wyatt
Before Anne Boleyn became romantically involved with Henry VIII, her name was linked to two courtiers: Henry Percy,…
5 May 1536 – More Arrests
On 5th May 1536, Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Elder, the renowned court poet, and Sir Richard Page, a…
5 May 1536 – More Men in the Tower of London
By 5th May 1536, two further arrests had taken place: courtier, poet and diplomat Sir Thomas Wyatt, and…
11 October – On this Day in History…
On this day in history, 11th October… 1521 – Title of Fidei Defensor, “Defender of the Faith”, conferred…