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Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400 ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Joan, Countess of Kent.
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Apr 4, 2024 · Richard II (born January 6, 1367, Bordeaux [France]—died February 1400, Pontefract, Yorkshire [now in West Yorkshire], England) was the king of England from 1377 to 1399. An ambitious ruler with a lofty conception of the royal office, he was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke ( Henry IV) because of his arbitrary and factional rule.
Jun 28, 2017 · Learn about the life and reign of Richard II, the grandson of Edward III and the last king of the House of Plantagenet. Find out how he faced rebellions, wars, favourites and deposition by his cousin Henry of Bolingbroke.
Richard II, chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, written in 1595–96 and published in a quarto edition in 1597 and in the First Folio. The play is the first in a sequence of four history plays known collectively as the ‘second tetralogy.’
- David Bevington
Jan 22, 2020 · Richard II of England reigned as king from 1377 to 1399 CE. The son of the late Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376 CE), Richard would succeed his grandfather Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE), but as he was only 10 years of age, he initially had to co-rule with his most powerful barons.
- Mark Cartwright
Feb 17, 2011 · Learn about the life and rule of Richard II, the last English king to die in England before the Wars of the Roses. Explore his cultural achievements, foreign policy, social impact and downfall in this comprehensive article.
