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Name:King Richard II. Born:January 6, 1367 at Bordeaux, France. Parents:Edward, the Black Prince, and Joan of Kent. Relation to Charles III:17th great-granduncle. House of:Plantagenet. Ascended to the throne:June 22, 1377 aged 10 years. Crowned:July 16, 1377 at Westminster Abbey. Married:(1) Anne of Bohemia, (2) Isabella, nine year old daughter ...
An important question that preoccupies the characters in Shakespeare’s “histories” and which links these plays is whether the king of England is divinely appointed—that is, whether he is God’s “deputy anointed in his sight,” as John of Gaunt says in Richard II (1.2.40). If such is the case, then the overthrow, deposition, or ...
Dec 11, 2019 · Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart (Cœur de Lion), reigned as king of England from 1189 to 1199 CE.The son of Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189 CE) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204 CE), Richard was known for his courage and successes in warfare, but he became so busy with the Third Crusade (1189–1192 CE) and then the defence of English-held territory in France ...
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. Though his reign ended in failure, it left us one of medieval England’s most enduring and complex images. Jonathan Hughes explores its symbolism.
By contrast, Richard II had no children and Richard's heir-presumptive Edmund Mortimer was only seven years old. The only two of Henry's six children who produced legitimate children to survive to adulthood were Henry V and Blanche, whose son, Rupert, was the heir to the Electorate of the Palatinate until his death at 20.
"Richard II" is first episode of the first series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. "Richard II" was directed by Rupert Goold, who adapted the screenplay with Ben Power. Ben Whishaw stars as the titular Richard II of England. It was first broadcast on 30 June 2012 on BBC Two.
Richard II meeting with the rebels of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. Jean Froissart, Chroniques, 154v, 12148 (Wikipedia) Although he remained obnoxiously confident in his absolute power (leading to several clashes with the nobility), Richard was a great patron of the arts, supporting the creation of poetry and stories in English, not just in French or Latin.
