Men of Kent and Kentishmen/Sir Thomas Wyatt, Insurgent Leader
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Sir Thomas Wyatt,
INSURGENT LEADER,
Was the son of the preceding. The story of his rebellion is well-known. Disgusted with Mary's marriage with Philip of Spain, he with other gentlemen of note in the county, raised a following, and declared themselves at Maidstone, Jan. 25th, 1553. Marching to London, he was deserted by his followers, and was taken prisoner by Sir Maurice Berkeley. He was beheaded on Tower Hill, his body quartered, and his head set up on a pole, April 11th, 1553.
[See Holinshed and Stow, and other Histories of the Period.]