Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder

[@ReadingthePast]

As the video has been up for 2 hours I am going to put the answer to the riddle poem here (don’t hit “show more” if you still want to guess) The answer is… A KISS 💋 💋💋💋

[@hughiepearce]

hi I have asked else where, my requests are Joan of arc for myself, my partner wants one on William Cecil

[@--enyo--]

That ‘Molly House’ game looks really interesting. I love board games & TTRPGs. In fact I recently finally found a Regency Cthulhu (CoC 7e) game. We had our session zero last night, and recently I’ve been rereading a lot of Jane Austen and Georgian era history, so it was interesting to see something closely related pop up.

[@judyshoaf448]

I was thinking something less courtly. A kiss is just right.

[@ChelleLlewes]

Aha! I DID get it right! I feel so accomplished, now... 😉😇😘

[@lilypotter9476]

I guessed 💖

[@R08Tam]

Circa regnum tonat is chilling. The whole saga shows how capricious Henry was.

[@LaelleAlHalla]

And "capricious"would be putting it rather mildly and courteously...😉

[@nearlydied]

Dancing on the knife's edge.

[@conemadam]

Circa Regnum Tonat is a masterful and terrifying poem. How Wyatt did not go mad with fear during his ups and downs defies belief. No wonder he died when and where he did. He must have been worn out, body and soul.

[@f.c.6819]

What a blessing and a curse it always ends up being when you’re so close to Tudor royalty. Wyatt’s poems and sonnets are very beautiful, yet tragic.

[@momcat2223]

When one is young, fantasizing about being royal is a very real thing. As one matures and learns exactly how fraught with peril both historic and modern courts are prone to be, one realizes being common is definitely a blessing.

[@CoachLouise]

And when you find that one or more of these horrible royals actually are your ancestors....you keep it to yourself. 😂

[@Annabelle740]

Thank you so much for your work. I love this man and am so sad he died so young. He is my 13th great grandfather. My grandmother is a Wyatt and we are descendants from Sir Haute Wyatt, his children from Virginia Colonial American. I would love to visit your country someday and Allington Castle. Thanks again. I am learning a lot.

[@thelokicat]

I’m also descended from the same Wyatt line

[@glencooper6153]

I also am a descendant.

[@Annabelle740]

@@glencooper6153 glad to meet you cousin🙂

[@cathryncampbell8555]

Thank you for an insightful video on one of my favourite Renaissance poets. Re: Wyatt's posting abroad -- Henry VIII would later send Sir Thomas Seymour abroad when Henry was wooing Catherine Parr. Seymour was rumoured to be in love with Parr, so Henry used a posting abroad to neutralize Seymour, just as he had earlier done with Wyatt.

[@bizburgess1947]

🕸 My take on the tangled web that was Wyatt's career path. Enjoyed his writing and yes it deserves study. I am not one who believes that Anne cheated on her King, so I can not believe it was with Wyatt. I think the charges were trumped up to support Henry's ever changing mood and instant gratification for a legitimate son.

[@dalestaley5637]

❣️ As usual you have given depth to a Tudor figure we hear about but not in detail. For the first time, I have a sense of the man, what conundrums he routinely was given. These men had no family time either.

[@pennyatkinson5740]

I love the idea of Sir Thomas being Anne Boleyn's " boy next door", although as I am originally from Kent I know that's a bit of a stretch!! Thanks Dr Kat for another fascinating video.📝📖

[@j7333nnn]

Thanks for your wonderful work !!

[@roboto.w]

Loved this one! I study 'Whoso List to Hunt...' as part of my A-level English poetry unit so this was so helpful for the context part of the exam, as well as being just really enjoyable in general! Thank you😊

[@laurieduerr4757]

What an interesting figure with a varied life! I think he is a great example of a courtier trying to please his king, but also with a personal side that get a unique view into, through his poetry.. 🖌

[@annemorton5236]

What a life! fascinating to learn about but hard and at times terrifying to live - and a legacy of poetry ✒

[@snufkinhollow318]

I am only just back on KZbin after a few months offline and tonight's treat is a binge-watch of all the 'Reading the Past' I have missed. Thomas Wyatt Sr. and Francis Bryan so far - with a fire roaring in the hearth on a very cold Irish night - wonderful! I loved this episode, especially hearing Wyatt's poetry, which is some of my favourite work of the period. Like other people in the comments, I find Circa Regnum Tonat chillingly evocative of Henry VIII's reign and although I'm never entirely sure what I believe about the nature of the relationship between Wyatt and Anne Boleyn - that is, in terms of whether it ever went beyond the 'social flirting' of the time - I do think Whoso List to Hunt was written about her. Personally, I think that Wyatt's poetry, alongside that of Henry Howard, was ground-breaking in terms of what might be called the 'English Renaissance' (although I don't find that an altogether satisfactory label) and, although it was based on previously existing forms, I think there was a uniqueness to it born of its time and circumstances. I would also just like to give a mention to what is perhaps Wyatt's most famous poem aside from those mentioned here, They Flee From Me, particularly the line "It was no dream: I lay broad waking", which a revolutionary, and pretty risky, inclusion at the time in a poem that is about sexual intimacy. Sorry but for some reason I couldn't add emojis but I'll try again later.

[@ameryek.9607]

Love how you include poetry! Please cover more poetry/poets? Any female poetesses of this era? ✍️

[@toniomalley5661]

Brilliant from start to finish 😊

[@Theturtleowl]

Wyatt the Elder falls into the very exclusive category of 'made Henry VIII upset, but lived'. The only other people I can think of that are in that category are Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk and Margaret Douglas.

[@caitlinallen8400]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I've always wondered if some of the things shown in "The Tudors" about Wyat were accurate or not. This helped me to understand more. Keep up the good work, Dr. Kat! 🪶📜🕯️

[@ingerfaber3411]

🦁The Lion !🎢 And the roller coaster of his life

[@dawnmuse6481]

I found his poems lovely, poignant and eloquent! ✍️ 💋

[@Suzicherie7777]

Poem = ❤ Thanks Dr Kat! Enjoying your videos!

[@dtchouros]

I’m with you. ❤

[@susannjarvis5587]

I believe Sir Thomas Wyatt was a very lucky person. To survive two arrests in the court of Henry VIII could almost be considered a miracle, especially after his friend, Sir Thomas Cromwell, was found guilty and executed. I was surprised to find that he was a wonderful poet. Thank you for this excellent history of a very interesting man. 🪶📜🪶📜🪶📜

[@loismccluresmith7944]

Mantel’s interpretation of the Wyatt family is fascinating.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Dr Kat👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🍁🍂🦃🍂🍁

[@dianaanderson37]

Great insight through the poetry, thank you.

[@truei1864]

This was so interesting! Your videos and narration is always a pleasure. I might have to check out a book about this guy.

[@FelipeSilva-gq2gl]

A great find out! I love your channel and work.

[@AshleyLebedev]

Yay to this video! This is it! He is my favorite and while he’s known nobody covers him! I haven’t watched this yet so maybe you say in video but I have his biography I believe called the hearts forest. He’s just such a great dude. I love him, for alllll his faults and for his wit and for his great compassion and of course what he contributed to poetry not only as words but an entirely knee way of writing / style. I find and have always found him much much more interesting in than son. He’s also the reason the son felt as he did.

[@jemima2879]

I would love to hear about interesting individuals during any earlier reigns too. Hearing about these people certainly gives more insight to the times

[@thelokicat]

I agree !

[@HabrenOdinsdottir]

The Duke of Ferrara that paid the ransom of 3000 ducats for Thomas Wyatt was the son of the "notorious" Lucrezia Borgia.

[@pegsu6104]

Very interesting! I love the poems.

[@aneiasl]

📝 love learning new stuff ! His poetry is beautiful

[@nyckolaus]

Fascinating! Thank you, Dr. Kat!

[@lyricaltraveller]

As an ancestor of Thomas Wyatt, thru Sir Francis Wyatt's nephew Haught Wyatt of 1622 in Jamestown Virginia colony, I find all this information very interesting.

[@thelokicat]

For clarification, Did you perhaps intend to say: ‘descendant’? Or, perhaps that TW is one of your ancestors?

[@lyricaltraveller]

@@thelokicat You are correct. I think I had a Dyslexic moment. LOL

[@nessagirl1911]

Maybe Elizabeth was more into DIY projects like needlework than Mary was and that's why she made all her gifts herself. I'm really looking forward to what your channel has in store for us next year.

[@obcl8569]

Ooooh especially excited about this one!!

[@barkingsquirrel7166]

Delightful episode! Loved the poems. ⏳🕯🪶📜🪶🕯⌛ 🐿🐿🐿

[@HawkeyeBrooke]

Thomas Wyatt is one of my favorite figures just because it feels like we know a lot about him, but we really don’t. How did he really feel about Anne? How did he feel about Henry? Are these poems just clever verse, or hints to his true feelings? We just don’t know! Plus, his wife’s name was Elizabeth Brooke and my name is Brooke Elizabeth, so that’s always been a draw for me. 😂

[@prettypic444]

Holbien really knocked it out of the park with that sketch. those eyes are GORGEOUS! I would do an emoji version of my answer, but it think youtube would censor me, 😉😉

[@alayneperrott9693]

Holbein's enigmatic portrait of Sir Thomas Wyatt shows a man who was formidably clever and observant, but also wary and very self-protective - hiding behind his facial hair, in fact. Why did Henry send him on so many high-profile diplomatic missions, given Sir Thomas's record of being everything from tactless to offensively blunt? Was it really to get him out-of-the-way, given that he could have easily been appointed to less critical posts closer to home, or did he offer special linguistic talents (like Sir Thomas Boleyn), penetrating insights, a talent for espionage, or a tendency to annoy people that Henry wanted to needle? Have any of his ambassadorial reports been preserved?

[@southernwanderer7912]

Wonderful narration.

[@Lealea64]

Great video Kat 📿

[@sheilacasper2030]

This story just reinforces the danger for anyone who knew king henry. Wow.

[@Fairtheewell1485]

Cannot wait!!

[@mmdear]

Always love your videos ⛈️👑

[@janetkidder5505]

Very good, interesting and fascinating talk.

[@amandabowman00aa]

He's a poet and everybody knows it!

[@XX-vu2cz]

Fascinating to hear how the wheel of fortune turned for Thomas Wyatt. ⚖

[@jeanieschrag5378]

The thought of living at those times when people romanticize the era.. I do believe I would rather live as a commoner. A rank or title was terrifying!😳 terrifying

[@darksativa8228]

I am a direct descendant of him. His grandson (or great grandson?) immigrated to the colonies in 1621. My family has been a bunch of reverend preacher types.

[@justme-tj3jt]

Thought I'd share of King Harry's poem: Green groweth the holly, So doth the ivy. Though winter blasts blow never so high, Green groweth the holly. As the holly groweth green And never changeth hue, So I am, ever hath been, Unto my lady true. As the holly groweth green With ivy all alone When flowers cannot be seen And greenwood leaves be gone, Now unto my lady Promise to her I make, From all other only To her I me betake. Adieu, mine own lady, Adieu, my special Who hath my heart truly Be sure, and ever shall.

[@dianebronowiczegelhoff9622]

What a nerve wracking way to live!

[@jeanweiher1525]

Thank you for a very interesting video. ✍

[@Myke_OBrien]

Fascinating as always. Was Cardinal Pole the son of Margaret Pole?

[@ReadingthePast]

Yes, he is on my list as a video topic to cover. I want to film that very soon!

[@debbiev4455]

I enjoyed this video and the poetry !

[@stepstar6187]

Purple and green look great on you!!

[@danielclaeys7598]

😮 It's a WOW situation for anyone that was in the English courts. KHVIII was a fickle, spoiled man-child at best and a maniacal tyrant at his worst. (It just dawned on me that I was describing the current political situation in the United States. Seems that little has changed, a sad situation indeed.) So sorry for the digression. My question is, why, when it's common knowledge of a person's demeanor, would anyone want to be involved with said person?

[@chanawekser3883]

Love your channel. 😊

[@danielclaeys7598]

Oh, BTW, WOW is an acronym for Wonder of Wonders. This phrase was used in traveling circuses and sideshows. Painted on the tents to entice the people to pay for the experience, WOWs were enjoyed by many.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

LOVE your content 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@debgallagher5709]

What do the fella’s hats signify? Just fashion preference and economic class? The black number with the ear flaps, in the portrait of Thomas Wyatt, looks like just the thing for November here in Maine USA. … I enjoy your channel.

[@spews1973]

That turned out to be an unexpectedly fun premere.

[@lucieramirez1378]

Thank you 🎉I don't know how to access the emojis you suggested.😢

[@lauramason5667]

He had the grace to receive good favor unlike some of his peers.

[@TikiHi77]

His life is really unreal. What a Rollercoaster.

[@bighairedbookworm3578]

❤❤ a poet for me 💌😊

[@kerriemckinstry-jett8625]

I've always thought that, if I lived in England at that time, I would want to be part of a reasonably well-off merchant or other non-noble family living someplace other than London, i.e. fairly stable, but not rich or powerful enough to called into court for any reason whatsoever. King Henry VIII was as dangerous to his friends as to his enemies. No thank you.

[@Kristine709]

Wonderful video! I think maybe the other Boleyn sister was the hind… 🦌🦌

[@janicecain9191]

🔥 I think he was playing with fire.

[@kidmohair8151]

I still think the insanity of Henry V's queen, Catherine of Valois' father, the glass king of France, managed to manifest itself in the Tudors.

[@nelsaf365]

Poor Wyatt. What a 🎢 of a career! That Henry, grrr! ☹️😱.

[@JessicaLaws-uq3qi]

I’m a descendant from Sir Wyatt Elder, that’s why I love Tudor era

[@JessicaLaws-uq3qi]

My most my Wyatt family lives in Kentucky

[@ping9746]

Wyatt descendant here, also from Kentucky

[@waynebean1521]

Made it!

[@karenkorab8269]

Was anyone "safe" in Tudor England?🏰

[@julzy3]

What a difference in the tone of the Circa Regnum Tonat poem and the earlier ones. In Game of Thrones vernacular, he went from being a sweet Summer child to a child of Winter. I enjoyed his portrayal in The Tudors. The closer you get to the fire the more you get brent. 🪶📜🕯

[@bonnieskilton3247]

Please do a video on Stephen Gardner.

[@ReadingthePast]

I’ll add him to the list! Thank you 😊

[@allclairesbears]

❤❤❤

[@crimsonanna1980]

💔

[@CassandraCarrAuthor]

👑

[@MamaMargie]

His life makes me even more convinced court life is dangerous.

[@rebeccaharvey8591]

😢

[@MHS-ql7ee]

🗝

[@JessicaLaws-uq3qi]

You don’t hear about the Wyatt family anymore because of what happened to Thomas Wyatt younger and his sons move to America but you don’t hear about his political Francis Wyatt as governor of Jamestown

[@kellyburgess671]

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[@supernana7944]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@emv7316]

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[@misskitty2710]

My feeling is that Wyatt was certainly infatuated with Anne Boleyn, but that his desire for her truly was « sprung and spent » when he saw what a committed and dangerous game she was playing with Henry.🗡️ Was there truth to the report that she had said loudly to Wyatt, in public, that the King thought that she was with child because she had a desperate craving for an apple, but that the King was mistaken?🍎 Apparently Wyatt was distressed and embarrassed by her recklessness in making such a public scene when she and Henry were far from married, more evidence that he had no more fond feelings for her!

[@Annabelle740]

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[@yvonnehook275]

❤️❤️👨🏻‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓

[@adellajones9887]

❤

[@robynisrael1015]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@itsaDean]

♟️a chess pawn, as he seemed to be moved about the board where Henry thought him most advantageous to himself both in relation to Anne Boleyn and to the political sphere

[@coffeeandkindnessannettehamel]

I sometimes confuse Tom Senior and Tom Junior 🤪

[@maha333g5]

🦁♥

[@samanthasmith3491]

📜🖋📚❤

[@mmorandin]

😃😃

[@BelWalsh-q8t]

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[@ruthspanos2532]

So interesting to learn more about the man years after first reading some of his poems! 🪶

[@mimiclout4792]

Lucky lucky lucky 😊

[@skwervin1]