November 10 - Cats, pigeons and lions

On this day in Tudor history, 10th November 1536 (some sources say 1537), Sir Henry Wyatt of Allington Castle, politician, courtier, Privy Councillor and father of poet Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, died.

 

Sir Heny Wyatt was an important man, but rather than tell you about his career, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", thought she'd share with you two interesting stories concerning this Tudor man and cats, pigeons and a lion.

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/7SwmtHrfuGA

 

You can see the painting of Sir Henry Wyatt and his saviour, the cat, at http://www.artwarefineart.com/archive/gallery/portrait-sir-henry-wyatt-circa-1460-1536