Title:
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, English nobleman, (1827). Artist: W Holl
Caption:
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, English nobleman, (1827). At the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, Stanley (1435-1504) and his brother William betrayed Richard III. Thomas is alleged to have retrieved Richard's lost crown from the battlefield and placed it on the head of his stepson, who became King Henry VII.