Birth of Thomas Stanley
Birth of Thomas Stanley
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Thomas Stanley Biography and Timeline
Follow Thomas Stanley through 11 dated historical records for England.
Thomas Stanley, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1435–1485Years on this page
1435
1455
Lord Chamberlain
Appointedd Chamberlain
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councillor
1456
Peerage
Created Baron Stanley, 1st
1459
Succession
Succeeds as the King of the Isle of Man
1461
Battle of Bosworth
Alleged to have retrieved Richards lost crown from the battlefield and placed it on the head of his own stepson
Role range: 1455-1485
Chief Justice
Appointed Chief Justice of Cheshire
Marriage
Marries Margaret Beaufort
1483
Arrest of Thomas Stanley
Imprisoned on suspicion of conspiracy
1485
Peerage
Created Earl of Derby, 1st, for services at the Battle of Bosworth Field
Peerage
Created as the Earl of Derby, 1st
Role range: 1455-1485
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.