King Richard II of England

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King Richard II of England was the late 14th-century monarch whose turbulent reign saw growing political unrest and ultimately his deposition by Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Plantagenet member
King of England
monarch
abdicationDate 1399-09-29
ageAtAccession 10
associatedWithEvent Lords Appellant crisis
Merciless Parliament
birthDate 1367-01-06
birthPlace Bordeaux
Duchy of Aquitaine
Kingdom of England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath probable starvation
coronationDate 1377-07-16
countryRuled Kingdom of England
cousin Henry Bolingbroke
deathDate c. 1400-02-14
deathPlace Kingdom of England
Pontefract Castle
Yorkshire
deposedBy Henry Bolingbroke
Henry IV of England
dynasty Plantagenet dynasty
era Late Middle Ages
facedRebellionBy Henry Bolingbroke
father Edward the Black Prince
fullName Richard of Bordeaux
grandfather Edward III of England
grandmother Philippa of Hainault
house House of Plantagenet
imprisonedAt Pontefract Castle
knownFor autocratic style of kingship
conflict with English nobility
mother Joan of Kent
notableEvent Peasants' Revolt of 1381
patronOf Geoffrey Chaucer
portrayedInWork William Shakespeare's play "Richard II"
predecessor Edward III of England
regnalNumber II
reignEnd 1399-09-29
reignStart 1377-06-22
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Anne of Bohemia
Isabella of Valois
succeededToThroneAs minor
successor Henry IV of England
title Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
Lord of Ireland

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Geoffrey Chaucer employer King Richard II of England
Edward III of England successor Richard II of England
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Edward III of England successorInFranceClaim Richard II of England
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House of Plantagenet hasMonarch Richard II of England
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Melrose Abbey sufferedAttack Richard II of England
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William of Wykeham monarchDuringService Richard II
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Shakespearean tragedies includesWork Richard II
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Lord of Ireland titleHolder Richard II of England
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Shakespeare quartos includesEditionOf Richard II
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John of Gaunt relative Richard II of England
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Ricardian poets namedAfter Richard II of England
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Ricardian poets activeDuringReignOf Richard II of England
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Henry IV, Part 1 follows Richard II
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Anne of Bohemia spouse Richard II of England
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Anne of Bohemia spouse Richard II, King of England
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Anne of Bohemia associatedWith Richard II of England
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Edward of Windsor successor Richard II of England
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Sheen Palace usedBy Richard II of England
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Isabella of England, Lady de Coucy relative Richard II of England
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Henry IV of England predecessor Richard II of England
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Edward the Black Prince child Richard II of England
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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York createdDukeOfYorkBy Richard II of England
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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester uncleOf Richard II of England
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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester deathContext ordered by or on behalf of Richard II of England
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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester titleGrantedBy Richard II of England
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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester arrestOrderedBy Richard II of England
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Confessio Amantis commissionedBy Richard II of England
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Confessio Amantis dedicatedTo Richard II of England
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Beaufort family wasLegitimizedBy Richard II of England
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First Folio of Shakespeare containsWork Richard II
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Lordship of Ireland monarch Richard II of England
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Peasants' Revolt of 1381 opponent Richard II of England
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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter legitimizedBy Richard II of England
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Pontefract Castle notablePrisoner Richard II of England
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Pontefract Castle associatedWithMonarch Richard II of England
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The Hollow Crown basedOn Richard II
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Edward, the Black Prince child Richard II of England
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Edward, the Black Prince succeededBy Richard II of England
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Truce of Leulinghem negotiatedBy Richard II of England
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John Holland, 1st Earl of Huntingdon relative Richard II of England
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Adjoa Andoh performedIn Richard II
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Chimes at Midnight basedOn Richard II
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Dukedom of Gloucester (1385 creation) monarch Richard II of England
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Dominus Hiberniae heldBy Richard II of England
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Constance of York relative Richard II of England
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Richard II (stage performances) featuresCharacter King Richard II
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1 Henry IV follows Richard II
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Donnington Castle builtUnderReignOf Richard II of England
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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset legitimizedBy Richard II of England
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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset servedUnder Richard II of England
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