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Nov 13, 2013 · Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II: Directed by Gregory Doran. With David Tennant, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Antony Byrne, Sean Chapman. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness.
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A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. Dates and sources. Key moments.
- Exile
- Uprising
- Richard Agrees to Bolingbroke's Demands
- Plotting
Bolingbroke is exiled for ten years (later reduced to six); Mowbray is exiled for life. John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster, uncle to the king and Bolingbroke's father) dies after accusing Richard of improper government. Richard orders the seizure of Gaunt's property, denying Bolingbroke his inheritance. He then departs for Ireland, appointing his oth...
The Duke of Northumberland reveals that Bolingbroke has returned to England with an army. Bolingbroke persuades his uncle York that he has returned for his rightful inheritance, not to start a rebellion against the crown. Richard returns from Ireland to discover that his Welsh troops have deserted him, that York has allied himself with Bolingbroke,...
Bolingbroke and his supporters meet with Richard. Bolingbroke promises to surrender his arms if his banishment is repealed and his inheritance restored. Richard agrees to his demands. Richard's cousin, the Duke of Aumerle, is accused of murdering the Duke of Gloucester. Bolingbroke arrests everyone involved in the allegations. Richard agrees to abd...
A plot is hatched to restore Richard to the throne. York discovers that his son Aumerle is involved in a plot to kill Bolingbroke. Aumerle confesses to Bolingbroke, and is pardoned. Richard is killed whilst imprisoned in Pomfret Castle. Bolingbroke receives news of his supporters' efforts to defeat his detractors. Exton presents Richard's body to B...
Twelve key moments in Shakespeare's Richard II. 1. Richard postpones a duel between two noblemen (Act 1, Scene 1) Before the King, Henry Bolingbroke, son of Richard's uncle John of Gaunt, accuses Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, of misusing Crown funds and of treason by arranging the murder of the Duke of Gloucester.
Starring David Tennant, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s Richard II has been hailed as the “definitive production of a great play.” Watch as David Tennant masterfully captures the downfall of the plotting King Richard II, live on stage from Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare. Cast & Crew.
Richard's vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years.
