Three and a half centuries of Stanley rule. Sir John Stanley received the Island in 1405; the 1406 re-grant made it inheritable. The 1408 Tynwald confirmed Stanley legitimacy. The 1417 codification preserved Manx law. The Stanleys governed through deputies while they pursued English politics — the Bosworth gamble, Tudor connections, the earldom. The Great Stanley, James the 7th Earl, was the last lord to live among the Manx people. Edward Christian served as Lieutenant-Governor. Then the Civil War reached the Island, and Illiam Dhone faced the choice that would define him.