Wyatt, Thomas c. 1503-1542. English poet. He
was employed on diplomatic missions by Henry
VIII, and in 1536 was imprisoned for a time
in the Tower of London, suspected of having
been the lover of Henry's second wife, Anne
Boleyn. In 1541 Wyatt was again imprisoned on
charges of treason. With the Earl of Surrey,
he pioneered the sonnet in England.