Person    | Male  Born 1521  Died 11/4/1554

Sir Thomas Wyatt

Categories: Armed Forces, Execution

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.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Thomas Wyatt

Commemorated ati

Tower Hill Martyrs - list

{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...

Read More

Other Subjects

Joseph Frederick Oscar Bryant

Joseph Frederick Oscar Bryant

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1. Joseph Frederick Oscar Bryant was born on 29 December 1885, one of the ten children of William Henry Bryant...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Lee Rigby

Lee Rigby

Soldier. Born as Lee James McClure (he later took his stepfather's surname) in Crumpsall, Manchester. He joined the army in 2006, and was selected to be a member of the Corps of Drums, serving in C...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

3 memorials
Laurence Corner Army Surplus

Laurence Corner Army Surplus

Closed when the owner, Victor Jamilly, died January 2007, aged 79.  The staff moved on and opened Squadron HQ in 121 Kentish Town Road.  Some sources give the opening date as 1947, but possibly tha...

Place, Armed Forces, Commerce

1 memorial
J. H. Gibbs

J. H. Gibbs

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
S. Casey

S. Casey

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial