Richard II of England
Richard II (6 January 1367 – 14 February 1400) was the son of Edward, the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan of Kent, "The Fair Maid of Kent". He was born in Bordeaux and became his father's successor when his elder brother died in infancy.
| Richard II | |
|---|---|
| King of England, Lord of Ireland | |
 Portrait at Westminster Abbey, mid-1390s | |
| King of England | |
| 22 June 1377 – 14 February 1400 | |
| 16 July 1377 | |
| Predecessor | Edward III |
| Successor | Henry IV |
| Born | 6 January 1367 Bordeaux, Principality of Aquitaine |
| Died | 14 February 1400 (aged 33) Pontefract Castle, West Yorkshire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Anne of Bohemia (1382–1394) Isabella of Valois (1396–1400) |
| House | House of Plantagenet |
| Father | Edward, Prince of Wales "The Black Prince" |
| Mother | Joan of Kent |
Since his father died before him, he became king in 1377. His uncle John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, became regent until Richard could rule. He was deposed and made to abdicate in 1399 by Henry of Bolingbroke (Henry IV), John of Gaunt's son with Blanche of Lancaster. Richard was taken prisoner; and was killed in captivity later that year.
William Shakespeare wrote a play about Richard II.
Richard II Of England Media
Edward, Prince of Wales, kneeling before his father, King Edward III
Coronation of Richard II aged ten in 1377, from the Recueil des croniques of Jean de Wavrin. British Library, London.
Anne and Richard's coronation in the Liber Regalis of Westminster Abbey
Robert de Vere fleeing the Battle of Radcot Bridge, from the Chroniques of Jean Froissart
Silver half penny of Richard II, York Museums Trust
Richard and Isabella on their wedding day in 1396. She was six – he was 29.
In 1395 Richard II adopted the attributed arms of King Edward the Confessor and impaling the royal arms of England, denoting a mystical union.
Murder of Thomas of Woodstock in Calais in 1397
John of Gaunt had been at the centre of English politics for over thirty years, and his death in 1399 led to insecurity.
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