Thomas Stanley Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Stanley, based on 11 World History Database records associated with England.

11 records1435–14859 events3 places

Chronological biography

1435

Birth of Thomas Stanley1435

House / House of Stanley · Earl

Birth of Thomas Stanley

1455

Lord Chamberlain1455

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Camberlain

Appointedd Chamberlain

Privy Council1455

Government / Government of England · Earl · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Privy Councillor

1456

Peerage1456

House / House of Stanley · Earl

Created Baron Stanley, 1st

1459

Succession1459

House / House of Stanley · Earl · Isle of Man

Succeeds as the King of the Isle of Man

1461

Chief Justice1461

Government / Government of England · Earl · Chief Justice of Cheshire · Cheshire

Appointed Chief Justice of Cheshire

Marriage1461

House / House of Stanley · Earl · Chief Justice of Cheshire

Marries Margaret Beaufort

Battle of Bosworth22 August 1461

Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Earl · Chief Justice of Cheshire · Bosworth

Alleged to have retrieved Richards lost crown from the battlefield and placed it on the head of his own stepson

1483

Arrest of Thomas Stanley1483

House / House of Stanley · Earl

Imprisoned on suspicion of conspiracy

1485

Peerage27 October 1485

House / House of Stanley · Earl

Created Earl of Derby, 1st, for services at the Battle of Bosworth Field

Peerage27 October 1485

Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Earl

Created as the Earl of Derby, 1st

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Chief Justice of Cheshire · Earl · Lord Camberlain · Earl · Member of Privy Council

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.