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Thomas Stanley

Thomas Stanley

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Born 1435
Died 29 JUL 1504 , Lathom
Parents Joan Goushill (Mother) Family
Thomas Stanley (Father) Family
Marriages Margaret Beaufort — 1482 Family Page
Eleanor de Neville — AFT 10 MAY 1457 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 2nd Lord Stanley; Constable of England for life, 1 st Earl of Derby, and 1st Earl of Warwick
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    1435
    Born
  • Age c. 18
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 20
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 22
    10 May 1457
    Married Eleanor de Neville
  • Age c. 23
    Feb 1458
    Mother Joan died
  • Age c. 24
    11 Feb 1459
    Father Thomas died
  • Age c. 25
    1460
    Son George born
  • Age c. 26
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 26
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 36
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 41
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 47
    1482
    Married Margaret Beaufort
  • Age c. 48
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 48
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 48
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 50
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 50
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 62
    24 Jun 1497
    John Cabot reaches North America
  • Age c. 69
    29 Jul 1504
    Died at Lathom