. Historical portraits ... GEORGE BUCHANAN From the portrait in the National Portrait GalleryPainter unknown Face f. i8S. ISAAC CASAUBON From the portrait in the Bodleian LibraryOxford i89 SIR THOMAS WYATT (^-1554) son of Sir Thomas W3^att the poet and Ehzabeth Brooke, succeededto his fathers property in Kent in 1542. He was a friend of theturbulent young Earl of Surrey, who was beheaded in the last yearof Henry VHI, and distinguished himself in Henrys last Frenchwar. He was absent in France during the early part of Edwardsreign, and suddenly appeared in arms in January 1554 in his nativecount
. Historical portraits ... GEORGE BUCHANAN From the portrait in the National Portrait GalleryPainter unknown Face f. i8S. ISAAC CASAUBON From the portrait in the Bodleian LibraryOxford i89 SIR THOMAS WYATT (^-1554) son of Sir Thomas W3^att the poet and Ehzabeth Brooke, succeededto his fathers property in Kent in 1542. He was a friend of theturbulent young Earl of Surrey, who was beheaded in the last yearof Henry VHI, and distinguished himself in Henrys last Frenchwar. He was absent in France during the early part of Edwardsreign, and suddenly appeared in arms in January 1554 in his nativecounty of Kent, as a protester against the proposed Spanish marriageof Queen Mary. It is probable that he was instigated to this byEdward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, and it is said that after his arresthe vainly urged Courtenay to exculpate him. The main point abouthis insurrection is that it was very nearly successful, and gave a veryrude shock to Queen Marys throne, which was only saved by thedevotion of the loyal Londoners and the energy of Lord WilliamHoward. Wyatt, after winning over to his side the first royalistarmy
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