Richard II of England

Richard II (6 January 1367 - c. 14 February 1400) was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his...

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...Jude Law and Colin Farrell, opens at Christmas. Jones, a writer and lecturer who feels "a burning need" to restore the reputation of King Richard II, says his interest in the Middle Ages dovetailed with Holy Grail. "In the original...

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1475). The Battle of Radcot Bridge was fought on 19 December 1387 at Radcot Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, between troops loyal to Richard II , led by court favourite Robert de Vere, and an army captained by Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of...

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...this past spring the world premiere musical, A Minister's Wife. Halberstam has appeared in numerous Writers' Theatre productions including Richard II (title role), Loot and Misalliance. Previously, he spent two years at The Stratford...

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...targets in the city. They burned down the Savoy Palace, home of the powerful John of Gaunt, uncle to Richard II. * Alarmed at the protest King Richard met the peasants where they demanded an end to all lordship beyond that of the...

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...included Thomas Becket and the Duke of Wellington. The current constable, retired Gen. Roger Wheeler, is the 158th holder. In 1381, King Richard II issued a grant specifying the tolls, including "two roundlets of wyne" for any galley...

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...from Edward III and John, Duke of Lancaster. Strangely, when Lancaster was an old man he finally married Catherine Swynford and Richard II legitimised their children; there was one catch, however, and that was that they and their...

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...Richard and Elizabeth Wolfe as King Richard's cousin Henry Bolingbroke in Hawaii Shakespeare Festival's "Richard II. " Richard, the lawful king of England, had been overthrown by his cousin, who then assumed the throne as Henry IV. Richard...

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...after 1381 showed a profound distrust of all his subjects, especially the nobles whom he believed had let him down. In his struggles with parliament, he aimed to free himself and his favourites from scrutiny. He acquired a taste for tyranny...

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Monarch - Richard II of England (to 29 September 1399), Henry IV of England Parliament passes a statute forbidding retainers to wear livery whilst off-duty. Statute of Provisors prohibits clergy from accepting benefices from the Pope.

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