Graven with diamonds: the many lives of Thomas Wyatt, courtier, poet, assassin, spy
by Shulman, Nicola; Wyatt, Thomas.
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BookPublisher: Short 2011ISBN: 9781906021115; 1906021112.Classification number: 821.2 WYASubject(s): Wyatt 1503?-1542 | Poets, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography | English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 | Love poetry, English | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547Subject: Learned divines despised it, sober heads ignored it, but for Henry VIII poetry made things happen. It affected his wars, his diplomacy and his many marriages. In this book, Nicola Shulman interweaves the bloody events of Henry's reign with the story of English love poetry and the life of its first master: Sir Thomas Wyatt.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Learned divines despised it, sober heads ignored it, but for Henry VIII poetry made things happen. It affected his wars, his diplomacy and his many marriages. In this book, Nicola Shulman interweaves the bloody events of Henry's reign with the story of English love poetry and the life of its first master: Sir Thomas Wyatt.
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