Richard II

Video:

	click to watch: "Richard II"	Excerpt from Act 4, Scene 1 : Westminster Hall. Actors: Jo Stone-Fewings (King Richard II), Robert Whitelock (Henry Bolingbroke) Clip lenght: 3 min 02 sec.
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Synopsis:

His hold on power is weak, his enemies many. Now he must fight not just for his crown, but for his very survival.

Rated PG-13. Murder... Treachery... politics in other words.

"More political bad blood than a Gore/Bush rematch filmed by Quentin Tarantino."
- Washington Sun

History:

aka "The Tragedy of King Richard the Second"

Written in 1595

In performance in December 1595

First published in 1597

You can read the full text of
"Richard II" at MIT.edu:
"Richard II: Entire Play"

You can find a full synopsis of
"Richard II" at Bardweb.net:
"Shakespeare Resource Center - Richard II"