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Richard II
(Encyclopedia) Richard II, 1367–1400, king of England (1377–99), son of Edward the Black Prince. Richard is possibly the most enigmatic of the English kings. Some historians have attributed his…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act II
Act IIScene IEly HouseEnter John of Gaunt sick, with the Duke OF York, &cJohn of GauntWill the king come, that I may breathe my last In wholesome counsel to his unstaid youth?Duke of…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIThe palaceEnter Queen, Bushy, and BagotBushyMadam, your majesty is too much sad: You promised, when you parted with the king, To lay aside life-harming heaviness And entertain a…Brewer's: Richard II.'s Horse
Roan Barbary. (See Horse.) Oh, how it yearned my heart when I beheld In London streets, that coronation day, When Bolingbroke rode on roan Barbary, That horse that hou so often hast…Geoffrey
(Encyclopedia) GeoffreyGeoffreyjĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to…Mortimer, Roger de, 4th earl of March and 2d earl of Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer, Roger de, 4th earl of March and 2d earl of Ulster, 1374–98, English nobleman. He succeeded (1381) his father, Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March, and was brought up as a…Richard I
(Encyclopedia) Richard I,&sp;Richard Cœur de LionRichard I,kör də lyôNˈ [key], or Richard Lion-Heart, 1157–99, king of England (1189–99); third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act I
Act IScene ILondon. King Richard II's palaceEnter King Richard II, John of Gaunt, with other Nobles and AttendantsKing Richard IIOld John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster, Hast thou,…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act V
Act VScene ILondon. A street leading to the TowerEnter Queen and LadiesQueenThis way the king will come; this is the way To Julius Caesar's ill-erected tower, To whose flint bosom my…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe Duke of Lancaster's palaceEnter John of Gaunt with DuchessJohn of GauntAlas, the part I had in Woodstock's blood Doth more solicit me than your exclaims, To stir against the…