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11 April 1554 – Execution of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger

On this day in history, 11th April 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger, son of the poet and diplomat Sir…

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Elizabeth Returns to Hatfield

On this day in history, the 18th October 1555, Elizabeth finally received permission from her half-sister, Mary I, to leave…

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Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger

“For I assure you neither they nor any other now in yonder hold or durance was privy of my rising…