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. His father died before him, so he became king in 1377. His uncle John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster became regent until Richard II could rule. He was deposed by Henry of Bolingbroke (Henry IV), John of Gaunt's son with Blanche of Lancaster, taken prisoner and later died in captivity.

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	(1367-01-06)6 January 1367 Bordeaux, Principality of Aquitaine
Died	14 February 1400(1400-02-14) (aged 33) Pontefract Castle, West Yorkshire
Burial	Westminster Abbey, London
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

Richard abdicated (resigned) in 1399. He was murdered later that year.

Richard II Of England Media

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  Edward, Prince of Wales, kneeling before his father, King Edward III

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  Coronation of Richard II aged ten in 1377, from the Recueil des croniques of Jean de Wavrin. British Library, London.

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  Anne and Richard's coronation in the Liber Regalis of Westminster Abbey

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  Robert de Vere fleeing the Battle of Radcot Bridge, from the Chroniques of Jean Froissart

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  Silver half penny of Richard II, York Museums Trust

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  Richard and Isabella on their wedding day in 1396. She was six – he was 29.

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  In 1395 Richard II adopted the attributed arms of King Edward the Confessor and impaling the royal arms of England, denoting a mystical union.

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  Murder of Thomas of Woodstock in Calais in 1397

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  John of Gaunt had been at the centre of English politics for over thirty years, and his death in 1399 led to insecurity.