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, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath probable starvation
coronationDate 1377-07-16
countryRuled Kingdom of England
cousin King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry Bolingbroke
deathDate c. 1400-02-14
deathPlace Kingdom of England
Pontefract Castle
Yorkshire
deposedBy King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry Bolingbroke

King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England
dynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
era Late Middle Ages
facedRebellionBy King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry Bolingbroke
father Edward the Black Prince
fullName Richard of Bordeaux
grandfather Edward III of England
grandmother Queen Philippa of Hainault
surface form: 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 and Luxembourg
surface form: Anne of Bohemia

Isabella of Valois
succeededToThroneAs minor
successor King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England
title Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
Lord of Ireland

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John Gielgud notableWork King Richard II of England
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Holinshed's Chronicles influencedWork King Richard II of England
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Henriad consistsOf King Richard II of England
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Henriad focusesOnCharacter King Richard II of England
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Henriad historicalFigureDepicted King Richard II of England
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Margaret Holland relative King Richard II of England
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Elizabeth of Lancaster relative King Richard II of England
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Earl of Worcester relatedWork King Richard II of England
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Lollard knights activeDuringReignOf King Richard II of England
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The Voice of One Crying associatedPerson King Richard II of England
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Bishop Thomas Hatfield monarchDuringOffice King Richard II of England
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Merciless Parliament participant King Richard II of England
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Lords Appellant crisis hasMainSubject King Richard II of England
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Lords Appellant crisis hasParticipant King Richard II of England
William Shakespeare's play "Richard II" mainCharacter King Richard II of England
subject surface form: Richard II
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William Shakespeare's play "Richard II" historicalFigurePortrayed King Richard II of England
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Richard of Bordeaux regnalName King Richard II of England
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Richard of Bordeaux style King Richard II of England
this entity surface form: Richard II, by the grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland
Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy servedMonarch King Richard II of England
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Epiphany Rising supporterOf King Richard II of England
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Epiphany Rising hasParticipant King Richard II of England
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Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 sponsoredBy King Richard II of England
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Clement VII opposedBy King Richard II of England
Anne of Bohemia and Luxembourg spouse King Richard II of England
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Anne of Bohemia and Luxembourg monarchDuringReignAsQueenConsort King Richard II of England
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John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke servedUnder King Richard II of England
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Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster relative King Richard II of England
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Joan of Kent child King Richard II of England
Joan of Kent notableRelative King Richard II of England
Edward of Angoulême sibling King Richard II of England
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Edward of Angoulême youngerBrother King Richard II of England
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Edward of Angoulême relative King Richard II of England
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Edward of Angoulême successorInLineOfSuccession King Richard II of England
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Treaty of Windsor (1386) signatory King Richard II of England
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Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York uncle King Richard II of England
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Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York supportedMonarch King Richard II of England
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Earl of Buckingham monarchDuringTenure King Richard II of England
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Joan of Gloucester notableRelative King Richard II of England
The Lover’s Confession associatedMonarch King Richard II of England
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Isabella of Valois spouse King Richard II of England
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Isabella of Valois spouseOfMonarch King Richard II of England
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Henry VI, Part 1 follows King Richard II of England
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John Ball opposedBy King Richard II of England
Eleanor de Bohun relative King Richard II of England
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