to think of Richard II as a figure from a vanished age, with whom we have little or nothing in common. Yet both Shakespeare’s ...

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the ...

Unlike the upper-class tones of Richard's modern successors, the re-created king's voice has a more common and earthy twang.

Richard is an irresponsible king, who wastes his country's money and leases out land. After being banished by Richard, Henry Bolingbroke returns intent on taking back the land Richard seized after ...

William Shakespeare has written 108 shows including ... King John (Playwright), The Merchant of Venice (Playwright), King Richard II (Playwright), Romeo and Juliet (Playwright), The Taming of ...

The Tragedy of King Richard II by William Shakespeare The actions and repercussions of a proud King whose vanity and selfishness lead to his downfall ...