Talk:James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

Neutrality/Citation needed
The article reads, "Lord Derby was a man of deep religious feeling and of great nobility of character". Says who? This either needs to be backed up by a relevant citation, or removed. Whether someone is noble or not is a matter of opinion, so it should either be changed to read along the lines of "(relevant source) describes him as having great nobility of character" or removed. Eigenbanana (talk) 23:08, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Hart Common (1642)?
"He was unable to get possession of Manchester, was defeated at Chowbent and Lowton Moor.." but "In 1642, during the English Civil War, a battle was fought at Hart Common between Lord Derby's forces and Parliamentarians..." Martinevans123 (talk) 23:58, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Court martial?
Was he really tried by court martial? If so, why? Biographies of Humphrey Mackworth (Parliamentarian), then deputy chief justice of the Chester circuit, make him the presiding judge, which suggests a normal judicial process. Sjwells53 (talk) 16:39, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've found out. He was, according to House of Commons Journal, so I obviously don't understand how 17th century courts martial worked. Anyway, the reference may be useful. Sjwells53 (talk) 21:22, 3 June 2015 (UTC)