Sir William Stanley, however, was a staunch Yorkist supporter, fighting in the Battle of Blore Heath in 1459 and helping Hastings to put down uprisings against Edward IV in 1471.
Sir William Stanley var imidlertid en trofast York støtte, kæmpede i Slaget på Blore Heath i 1459 og hjalp med at slå oprør mod Edvard 4. ned i 1471.