Thomas
Wyatt, the son of Thomas Wyatt, the poet, was born in around 1520.
A soldier, he fought under Henry
Howard at
the Siege of Landrecies in 1544.
During the final illness of Edward VI,
Lady Jane
Grey was
married to Guildford Dudley, fourth son of John
Dudley, Earl of Warwick, as part of the scheme to make sure of
a Protestant succession. Jane Grey was declared queen three days after
Edward's death. However, she was forced to abdicate nine days later
in favour of Edward's sister, Mary Tudor.
In 1554 Thomas
Wyatt and Henry Grey
led a rebellion against Mary. After failing to capture Ludgate, Wyatt
was arrested. As a result of this rebellion Thomas Wyatt, Jane
Grey and Guildford Dudley were executed.
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