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[[File:Richard II King of England.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of Richard II at Westminster Abbey, mid-1390s]]'''Richard II''' ( | [[File:Richard II King of England.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of Richard II at Westminster Abbey, mid-1390s]]'''Richard II''' (1367–1400) was King of England from 1377 to 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, and great-grandson of [[Edward II]]. | ||
Early in his reign he showed personal courage during the Peasant's Revolt, but in later years he came into conflict with leading noblemen, and was finally induced to abdicate in favour of Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV. The circumstances of his death remain obscure. | Early in his reign he showed personal courage during the Peasant's Revolt, but in later years he came into conflict with leading noblemen, and was finally induced to abdicate in favour of Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV. The circumstances of his death remain obscure, but he is supposed to have been murdered at [[Pontefract]] Castle. | ||
Richard was accused by the chronicler, Thomas Walsingham, of a homosexual relationship with Robert DeVere, Earl of Oxford. | Richard was accused by the chronicler, Thomas Walsingham, of a homosexual relationship with [[Robert DeVere, 9th Earl of Oxford]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 27 August 2015
Richard II (1367–1400) was King of England from 1377 to 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, and great-grandson of Edward II.
Early in his reign he showed personal courage during the Peasant's Revolt, but in later years he came into conflict with leading noblemen, and was finally induced to abdicate in favour of Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV. The circumstances of his death remain obscure, but he is supposed to have been murdered at Pontefract Castle.
Richard was accused by the chronicler, Thomas Walsingham, of a homosexual relationship with Robert DeVere, 9th Earl of Oxford.