{"product_id":"9780571235858","title":"Thomas Wyatt : The Heart's Forest by Susan Brigden","description":"Thomas  Wyatt (1503?-1542) was the first modern voice in English poetry. His poetry holds a mirror to the secret, capricious  world of Henry VIII's court, and alludes darkly to events which it might  be death to describe. In the Tower, twice, Wyatt was betrayed and  betrayer.   Thought to be the lover of Anne Boleyn, he was  also the devoted 'slave' of Katherine of Aragon. He  was driven to secrets and lies, and forced to live with the moral and  mortal consequences of his shifting allegiances. As ambassador to  Emperor Charles V, he enjoyed favour, but his embassy turned to  nightmare when the Pope called for a crusade against the English King  and sent the Inquisition against Wyatt. At Henry VIII's court, where only  silence brought safety, Wyatt played the idealized lover, but also  tried to speak truth to power.   Wyatt's life provides a way to examine the Renaissance and Reformation in England. Above all, this  new biography is attuned to Wyatt's voice,  the paradox within him of inwardness and the will to 'make plain' his  heart, which make him exceptionally difficult to know - and  fascinating to explore.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311803904373,"sku":"9780571235858","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571235858.jpg?v=1762819425","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780571235858","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}