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Sir John Stanley (died 1437)

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He may justly be considered an enlightened and upright ruler, much in advance of his time. He caused the ancient laws and constitutions of his little kingdom to be reduced to writing, he humbled the overbearing ecclesiastical authorities, and, after he had practically concentrated all power into his
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He twice visited the Island to put down rebellions (1417 and 1422) and was also responsible for putting the laws of the Island into writing. A brief description is given in
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in 1433 - from this time onwards, this church, adjacent to his property, was to have close links with the Stanley family.
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own hands, he wisely conceded a representative form of government.
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Argent, on a bend azure three buck's heads cabossed or
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Index

John II Stanley of the Isle of Man

Knight
Sheriff
Anglesey
Constable
Carnarvon
Justice
Chester
Steward
Macclesfield
King of Mann
Sir John Stanley I
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Isle of Man
Henry IV
Macclesfield
Cheshire
Manx Notebook
A. W. Moore
Speaker of the House of Keys
Advowson
Winwick, Cheshire
Nostell Priory
Wakefield
Sir Nicholas Harrington
Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
A.W. Moore
Isle of Man

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