Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
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The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare's Richard II | Great Performances | PBS
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Richard II being deposed. From the Irony and Ambiguity section of Playing Shakespeare with the RSC.
King Richard II R.U.E.D.G. 1978
This is the first English History Shakespeare play performed by Reitaku University English Drama Group. The first half and the last scene of this video are of the ...
Shakespeare: Richard II (Shakespeare's Globe)
Ruling by divine right but himself ruled by caprice King Richard exiles Henry Bolingbroke and seizes his father's vast estates. While Richard is distracted by a ...
Mary Morris as Duchess of Gloucester in Richard II (1978)
Mary Morris as Duchess of Gloucester in BBC's "Richard II" (1978). Amazing performance!!
Richard II: "Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Kings" speech
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