William Stanley (Elizabethan)
Sir William Stanley (1548 – 1630), son of Sir Rowland Stanley of Hooton (died 1612), was a member of the Stanley family. He was an officer and a recusant, who served under Elizabeth I of England and is most noted for his surrender of Deventer to the Spanish in 1587.
Read more about William Stanley (Elizabethan): Early Career, Ireland, Leicester's Expedition, Later Career, Legacy
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