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Detailed explanation-1: -Wyatt himself was infatuated with Anne Boleyn, but found his desires thwarted by the king. It has often been rumored that Anne was Wyatt’s mistress before Henry VIII fell in love with her, but there is little evidence to support an actual physical relationship. Both she and Wyatt were witty and flirtatious.

Detailed explanation-2: -Henry’s ‘secret love’ for Anne was highly controversial, and not merely because he was already married. Kings did, after all, have mistresses. But he had already had an open affair (and possibly a son) with her sister, Mary. His relationship with Anne, however, was far more serious.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anne Boleyn Henry despised writing letters but Anne’s appeal for him made him pick up a pen and write several love letters to her. He was in awe of her sophistication, her confidence and her charm. Her dark eyes had won over both Henry Percy and Thomas Wyatt before the King of England made his intentions known.

Detailed explanation-4: -Education and diplomatic career Wyatt was over six feet tall, reportedly both handsome and physically strong. He was an ambassador in the service of Henry VIII, but he entered Henry’s service in 1515 as “Sewer Extraordinary", and the same year he began studying at St John’s College, Cambridge.

Detailed explanation-5: -Henry declared his love for her in 1526, but she refused to be his concubine: She knew “how quickly the king tired of those who had served him as his beloveds.” Anne had greater ambitions: A marriage that would make her queen.