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Sir Thomas Wyatt (the Elder) as played by James King AKA Jamie Thomas King

Poet, Diplomat, Soldier, Assassin, Spy, Statesman, Scholar

born ca. 1503 - died 11 October 1542

Character's backstory:
Wyatt was born at Allington Castle, Kent, 20 miles from the Boleyn Home of Hever Castle. His father was a privy councillor for Henry VII and an adviser to King Henry VIII. Thomas entered the King's court at the age of 13 in a position bearing the title of "Sewer Extraordinary." ( The term sewer back then referred to a servant who waited at table.) He studied at Cambridge and, in 1521 married a girl named Elizabeth Brooke who had a Baron as her brother and royal blood in her veins. He separated from his wife after only about three years of marriage, and after accusing her of adultery. He acted as a royal ambassador and traveled all over Europe on the King's business.

During an official trip to Italy in 1527, he became acquainted with the work of the Italian love poets. Later, his translations of Petrarch introduced the sonnet into England. He was a friend of the earl of Surrey and had a strong influence on the writing of the younger man; together Wyatt and Surrey are credited with being the founders of the school of English lyric poetry that flourished during the remainder of the 16th and continued into the 17th century.

He travelled to Rome in an attempt to get the Pope to grant Henry a divorce so that the King could marry Anne Boleyn and was knighted in 1535.

Gentility:He was the elder son of Henry Wyatt, afterward knighted.

Position:held a number of official positions under Henry VIII, including those of Member of the Privy Council, Ambassador to Spain, Member of Parliament, and Commander of the Fleet.
Knighted in 1535.

Personality type: Sensitive & Brilliant, he was the Quintessential Incurable Romantic. Popular and handsome, he was much admired for his skill in music, languages, and arms.
He was highly intelligent, witty, fearless of speech to the point of indiscretion, impulsive and unsteady, spoilt by an admiring father and friends. Very melancholy.

Roger Ascham declares that ‘he was one of the best translators of the Latin poets of the age in which he lived’. his fame rests chiefly on his poetry and diplomacy.

Signature look: the beard.

Leland described him as "tall in stature, with powerful muscles and sinews. His abundant hair was golden in youth, which he lost by degrees, and became bald, but there grew up instead a thick growth of his long beard".

Endearing trait(s):He was the fulfillment of the Renaissance ideal - soldier, statesman, diplomat, courtier, lover, scholar, and poet.

Annoying trait(s): Too sensitive & he could get a bit monotonous about how he was treated by the women he loved.

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Thomas Wyatt - The Tudors Wiki
"These bloody days have broken my heart
My lust, my youth did them depart
and blind desire of estate
who hasts to climb seeks to revert
Of truth, circa Regnant tonat
(about the throne the thunder rolls)"

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Family members:
Father: Sir Henry Wyatt ( Privy Councillor to Henry VII)
Mother: Anne Skinner, daughter of John Skinner.
Sisters: Margaret (Lady Lee) & Anne Wyatt.
Brother: Henry Wyatt
Godfather - Thomas Howard (3rd Duke of Norfolk)

Romance(s):
Anne Boleyn - early to mid 1520's *no evidence that Wyatt's love was reciprocated
Mary Shelton - 1530's
Elizabeth Darrell - 1536/7 - his last and most stable relationship

Married :
Elizabeth Brooke (1521) - sister of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham - separated c. 1524 when Thomas charged his wife with adultery

 Children:
by Elizabeth Brooke :
Thomas Wyatt, the younger
Anne Wyatt

by Elizabeth Darrell :
Henry Wyatt
Francis Wyatt
Edward Wyatt

Friends:
Henry VIII (in reality - not in the series)
Thomas Cromwell
Mark Smeaton
George Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Katherine Howard
Henry Howard
Thomas Tallis (in the series - not in reality)

Enemies:
Charles Brandon (in reality - not in the series)

UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER QUOTES
  • "And will you leave me thus? Say nay, say nay, for shame.To save you from the blame, of all my grief and grame? And will you leave me so? Say no,say no. And will you leave me thus and have no more pity of he that loves thee? Alas,your cruelty. And will you leave me thus? Say no,say no." Wyatt recites his poem to Anne

  • "You are a poet as I am a woman. Poets and women are always free with their hearts are they not?" Anne to Thomas Wyatt


  • "BUT I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GUILTY" Wyatt upon hearing that he is not to be charged of adultery with the Queen
  • "Thank you, Thomas. I will never forget that we were once true friends" Anne says to Wyatt "I wish I could forget" Wyatt replies

DEFINING EPISODES | MEMORABLE SCENES
  • "And her accomplices? What of us?”, Wyatt asks Cromwell. “Smeaton, Norris, Brereton and George Boleyn all guilty as charged”, Cromwell replies. “Thomas, what about me? Am I to be tried too?”, Wyatt asks. “No, we found no evidence against you, you’re to be released”, Cromwell informs Wyatt in the tower that he is free to go, eventually!

  • "I love you, Anne Boleyn, and I always will”, Wyatt tells Anne in a memory, or a fantasy. “Always?”, Anne asks.
  • "Were you in love with Anne Boleyn? Cardinal Wolsey tells me you were once engaged”, Henry interrogates Wyatt for information about his supposed engagement to Anne Boleyn. “No, that’s not true”, replisWyatt. “Did you love her?”, Henry asks. “Lady Anne is so beautiful, it is the duty of every man to love her. Of course i loved her, but from a distance”, Wyatt replies.
  • "You are leaving me... Why don't you answer me?" asks Wyatt, "You're married" replies Anne, "Yes, but I'm seperated, I'm going to divorce, I mean, who isn't married?" Wyatt asks.



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TudorFan89 I am doing a report in school 8 Dec 15 2009, 9:06 PM EST by TudorFan89
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Its about Thomas Waytt and Anne Bolyen their relationship and the poems that might be about her. Anyway my question does anyone know any good books website etc that might be good in my research
-Thanks so much !!!!!!!! :)
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Reggie19 Changes to this page! 13 Sep 23 2009, 5:55 PM EDT by Reggie19
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I made some changes to this page a while ago, which someone just deleted so i'll add a basis for those facts now! Thomas Wyatt dispised Charles Brandon, something Patricia Thompson highlighted on many occasions in her biography based on him. He constantly referred to him as his 'mortal enemy', their servants were constantly embroiled in fights, and while he was imprisoned in the tower on charges of treason where Anne Boleyn was concerned, he believed it was Charles Brandon who was responsible for landing him there! Just thought i'd clarify in case it gets deleted again, i've also highlighted the fact it was in REALITY, not in the SERIES!
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Reggie19 Darrell and Wyatt's children? 0 Apr 3 2009, 6:13 PM EDT by Reggie19
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I read somewhere that, while their first son Henry died in infancy, it is suspected that maybe Francis, but most certainly Edward, were in fact Thomas Wyatt, the youngers, children, is there much evidence to support this?
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