Editing Thomas Wyatt (poet) (section)

===Education and diplomatic career===
Wyatt was over six feet tall, reportedly both handsome and physically strong. In 1515, Wyatt entered Henry's service as 'Sewer Extraordinary' and the same year he began studying at [[St John's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=WT503T|name=Wyatt, Thomas}}</ref> His father had been associated with [[Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire|Sir Thomas Boleyn]] as constable of [[Norwich Castle]], and Wyatt was thus acquainted with Anne Boleyn.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=862}}

Following a diplomatic mission to Spain,{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=862}} in 1526, he accompanied Sir [[John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford]], to Rome to help petition [[Pope Clement VII]] to annul [[Henry VIII]]'s marriage to [[Catherine of Aragon]], in hopes of freeing him to marry [[Anne Boleyn]]. Russell being incapacitated, Wyatt was also sent to negotiate with the [[Republic of Venice]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=862}} According to some, Wyatt was captured by the armies of Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] when they captured Rome and imprisoned the pope in 1527, but he managed to escape and make it back to England.

From 1528 to 1530, Wyatt acted as high marshal at [[Calais]]. In the years following he continued in Henry's service; he was, however, imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] for a month in 1536, perhaps because Henry hoped he would incriminate the queen.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=862}} He was knighted in 1535 and appointed [[High Sheriff of Kent]] for 1536.<ref name="Miller">{{harvnb|Miller|1982}}</ref> At this time, he was sent to Spain as ambassador to Charles V, who was offended by the declaration of [[Mary I of England|Princess Mary]]'s [[Mary I of England#Adulthood|illegitimacy]]; he was her cousin and they had once been briefly betrothed. Although Wyatt was unsuccessful in his endeavours, and was accused of disloyalty by some of his colleagues, he was protected by his relationship with Cromwell, at least during the latter's lifetime.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=862}}

Wyatt was elected [[knight of the shire]] (MP) for Kent in December 1541.<ref name="Miller" />