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The page of Wyatt, Sir Thomas, English biography

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Wyatt, Sir Thomas
(1503–1542)
 

Biography

Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 24 September 1542) was a 16th-century English lyrical poet credited with introducing the sonnet into English. He was born at Allington Castle, near Maidstone in Kent – though his family was originally from Yorkshire. His mother was Anne Skinner and his father, Henry Wyatt, had been one of Henry VII's Privy Councillors, and remained a trusted adviser when Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509. In his turn, Thomas Wyatt followed his father to court after his education at St John's College, Cambridge. None of Wyatt's poems were published during his lifetime—the first book to feature his verse was printed a full fifteen years after his death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wyatt_(poet)

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