• Taking the throne at the early age of ten, Richard II was a 14th century King of England, whose life was shaped and manipulated by those surrounding him in.
  • Richard II ascended to the throne of England on 22 June 1377, aged 10, when his predecessor and grandfather Edward III died at age 64.
  • By turns tragic, misunderstood, power-hungry, and traumatized, King Richard II was one of the most notorious monarchs to sit on the English throne.
  • Richard II (r. 1377-99) was the final Plantagenet monarch whose direct descendants could be traced back to Henry II, who came to the throne in 1154.
  • Richard II opens with two noblemen zealously defending their honor before Richard. He is called upon to settle a dispute in which Bolingbroke calls Mowbray a traitor.
  • Richard II: King of the White Hart. When Richard II succeeded his grandfather, Edward III, he turned to alchemy to create a more pious ideal of kingship.
  • Genre classification: Richard II is a History Play. Main characters in Richard II: Richard is a cultured and charming man but a failure as King.
  • Richard II Richard II © Richard was Plantagenet king of England from 1377 to 1399 and was usurped by Henry IV.
  • Ричард II совершил ещё один поступок, который озлобил знать, даровав своему фавориту Роберту де Веру титул герцога Ирландии.
  • The following day, Richard II met the rebels at Smithfield. A large crowd was present and Richard was accompanied by an entourage.