Richard II (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1600
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Fourteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Richard II, John of Gaunt, Edmund of Langley, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Aumerle, Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Exile or expatriates, England or English people, Death or dying, Kings, queens, or royalty, Patriotism, Contests, Fourteenth century
- Locales: England
The Story:
During the reign of Richard II, the two young dukes Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray quarreled bitterly, and the king finally summoned them into his presence to settle their differences publicly. Although Bolingbroke was the oldest son of John of Gaunt, the duke of Lancaster, and therefore a cousin of the king, Richard was perfectly fair in his interview with the two men and showed neither any favoritism.
Bolingbroke accused Mowbray, the duke of Norfolk, of mismanaging military funds and of helping to plot the murder of the dead duke of Gloucester, another...
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