She has waist length hair. The Latin inscription around the ledge of the tomb can be translated: Sage and elegant, lawfully Richard II, conquered by fate he lies here depicted beneath this marble. He ...

Richard is an irresponsible king, who wastes his country's money and leases out land. After being banished by Richard, Henry Bolingbroke returns intent on taking back the land Richard seized after ...

The row escalates until both men throw down their gages to spark a physical challenge. RICHARD appeals for peace but soon realises the only option is for the dispute to be resolved by a duel and ...

The story of Richard II is usually quoted as a classic example of a Prince who ... Neither Shakespeare nor our text-books have done much to clarify our confusions or to reconcile that brave ...

Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and loved by his friends. And a disastrous King – dishonest, capricious and politically incompetent. Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem ...