Born near Maidstone, son of the poet of the same name. Opposed the marriage of Queen Mary to Phillip of Spain, he marched on London in 1554 with 4,000 men of Kent but, failing, on 6 February, to gain entry to the City at Ludgate, he turned towards Temple Bar but was forced to surrender. Beheaded on Tower Hill.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Thomas Wyatt
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Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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W. Burkmar
Died serving in WW1. Member of the parish of Saint Olave and Saint John Southwark.
Vice-Admiral Sir Donald Gosling
Served in the Royal Navy in 1944-8. Entered business and was the founding member of a highly successful business partnership that took over National Car Parks, which became the largest car parking...
Free French Forces
Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 June' speech. Free French units operated as auxiliary forces to the British Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal...
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Alfred Drury
Born London as Edward Alfred Briscoe Drury. More of his work can be seen on the Old War Office in Whitehall. Ornamental Passions has a good page on it.
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