compare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field#Stanleys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field#Stanl... > Lord Stanley's skille

compare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field#Stanleys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field#Stanl... > Lord Stanley's skilled political manoeuvrings —vacillating between opposing sides until it was clear who would be the winner— gained him high positions