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.
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Sir Thomas Wyatt
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
Member of the ARP/Civil Defence Services - stretcher bearer. Andrew Behan ha...
Group , Armed Forces, War Memorial other, War Memorial WW1, War Memorial WW2 , Nepal
Founder of the Royal Air Force. Born Somerset. Aged 20 joined the Second Ba...
Group , Armed Forces, War Memorial other, War Memorial WW1, War Memorial WW2 , Nepal
