Individual Details
Sir Henry Wyatt
(Abt 1460 - 10 Nov 1536)
== Biography ==
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'''Sir Henry Wyatt''' (aka Wiat or Wiatt), soldier and financier who served the courtiers of Henry VII and Henry VIII, was born ca. 1460, the son of [[Wyatt-256|Richard Wyatt]] of Yorkshire and [[Clarke-3438|Margaret]], daughter of William Bailif, of Reigate (Surrey).Burrow, Colin. "Wyatt, Sir Thomas (c. 1503–1542), poet and ambassador" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. May 28, 2015. Oxford University Press. Accessed online 21 Nov 2019 at [https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30111 OxfordDNB.com] with subsc.
Henry was a part of an unsuccessful revolt against Richard III, for which he was imprisoned. It is said that Henry would not have survived his imprisonment without the help of a cat, who brought him pigeons to eat.
After the Battle of Bosworth Field and the death of Richard III, Henry Wyatt was freed from prison and rose to a position of prominence, including serving in the following positions:
*Keeper of Norwich Castle and gaol in 1485
*Clerk of the king's jewels before September 1486 *Master of the king's jewels in July 1488 (serving until 1524) and clerk of the king's mint (resigning as treasurer of the king's chamber by 1528)*Keeper of the change, assayer of the money and coinage and comptroller of the mint by 1494
In 1492, he purchased Allington Castle in Kent.Cave-Browne, John. ''The History of Boxley Parish''. (Maidstone: E. J. Dickinson, 1892), online at [https://archive.org/details/historyofboxleyp00cave/page/133 Archive.org], page 133, 137. However, Sir Henry maintained links to Yorkshire as in 1487 he was joint bailiff and constable of Consibrough Castle; fought that year in the battle of Stoke-on-Trent; and was captured by the Scots, imprisoned, and held for ransom (for which he was reimbursed 22 August 1515).
By 1502, he married [[Skinner-406|Anne Skinner]], daughter of John Skinner of Reigate, Surrey, and they had children.
*Thomas
*Henry (probably died in infancy)
*Margaret, who married Sir Anthony Lee
Other notable positions and events:
*Privy councillor 1504
*Granted arms 1507/8
*Executor of Henry VII's will
*Granted livery in May 1509*Made knight of the Bath at the coronation of Henry VIII and appointed to his privy council
*Commissioner of the peace for Middlesex and Surrey 1509-1515
*Accompanied the king to Calais in 1513
*Made knight-banneret after the battle of the Spurs, August 1513
*Returned to Calais with Henry VIII in 1519
*Attended Henry during the visit of Charles V in May 1522
*Sheriff of Kent before May 1522
Sir Henry Wyatt died 10 November 1536, his will directing his burial at Milton, near his wife Anne.
== Sources ==
See also:*Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. ''Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922''. 22 vols. (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922), online with subsc. at [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1981/47596_83024005549_1441-00001? Ancestry.com], Vol. 21, pages 1098-1102: Thomas Wyatt (?1503-1542).*''Notes and Queries'' (London, England: G. Bell, 1850-). Online at [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.19211333&view=1up&seq=17 Archive.org], c.1, ser 3, vol. 3 (3 Jan 1863) page 9-10: transcribed inscription of the Wiat family monument at Boxley, Kent.
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'''Sir Henry Wyatt''' (aka Wiat or Wiatt), soldier and financier who served the courtiers of Henry VII and Henry VIII, was born ca. 1460, the son of [[Wyatt-256|Richard Wyatt]] of Yorkshire and [[Clarke-3438|Margaret]], daughter of William Bailif, of Reigate (Surrey).Burrow, Colin. "Wyatt, Sir Thomas (c. 1503–1542), poet and ambassador" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. May 28, 2015. Oxford University Press. Accessed online 21 Nov 2019 at [https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30111 OxfordDNB.com] with subsc.
Henry was a part of an unsuccessful revolt against Richard III, for which he was imprisoned. It is said that Henry would not have survived his imprisonment without the help of a cat, who brought him pigeons to eat.
After the Battle of Bosworth Field and the death of Richard III, Henry Wyatt was freed from prison and rose to a position of prominence, including serving in the following positions:
*Keeper of Norwich Castle and gaol in 1485
*Clerk of the king's jewels before September 1486 *Master of the king's jewels in July 1488 (serving until 1524) and clerk of the king's mint (resigning as treasurer of the king's chamber by 1528)*Keeper of the change, assayer of the money and coinage and comptroller of the mint by 1494
In 1492, he purchased Allington Castle in Kent.Cave-Browne, John. ''The History of Boxley Parish''. (Maidstone: E. J. Dickinson, 1892), online at [https://archive.org/details/historyofboxleyp00cave/page/133 Archive.org], page 133, 137. However, Sir Henry maintained links to Yorkshire as in 1487 he was joint bailiff and constable of Consibrough Castle; fought that year in the battle of Stoke-on-Trent; and was captured by the Scots, imprisoned, and held for ransom (for which he was reimbursed 22 August 1515).
By 1502, he married [[Skinner-406|Anne Skinner]], daughter of John Skinner of Reigate, Surrey, and they had children.
*Thomas
*Henry (probably died in infancy)
*Margaret, who married Sir Anthony Lee
Other notable positions and events:
*Privy councillor 1504
*Granted arms 1507/8
*Executor of Henry VII's will
*Granted livery in May 1509*Made knight of the Bath at the coronation of Henry VIII and appointed to his privy council
*Commissioner of the peace for Middlesex and Surrey 1509-1515
*Accompanied the king to Calais in 1513
*Made knight-banneret after the battle of the Spurs, August 1513
*Returned to Calais with Henry VIII in 1519
*Attended Henry during the visit of Charles V in May 1522
*Sheriff of Kent before May 1522
Sir Henry Wyatt died 10 November 1536, his will directing his burial at Milton, near his wife Anne.
== Sources ==
See also:*Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. ''Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922''. 22 vols. (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922), online with subsc. at [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1981/47596_83024005549_1441-00001? Ancestry.com], Vol. 21, pages 1098-1102: Thomas Wyatt (?1503-1542).*''Notes and Queries'' (London, England: G. Bell, 1850-). Online at [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.19211333&view=1up&seq=17 Archive.org], c.1, ser 3, vol. 3 (3 Jan 1863) page 9-10: transcribed inscription of the Wiat family monument at Boxley, Kent.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1460 | Yorkshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1502 | England - Anne Skinner | |||
| Death | 10 Nov 1536 | Allington Castle, Kent, England | |||
| Reference No | 334575 | ||||
| Reference No | 350221 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Skinner (1475 - 1506) |
| Child | Sir Thomas "The Elder, The Poet" Wyatt (1503 - 1542) |
| Child | Lady Margaret Wyatt (1506 - 1543) |
| Father | Richard Wyatt (1438 - ) |
| Mother | Margaret Bailiffe (1438 - 1526) |