Richard II believed that English kings were made by God. When he came to the throne in 1377, ... The deposition scene was cut ...

Richard, towards the end, had pictured himself as the source of all law, and according to the deposition articles of 1399, he had said that the laws of England were 'in his mouth or in his breast ...

Richard II and Henry V, despite being related, are polar opposites as kings. This has inspired Michael Kahn, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, to stage the ...

“Richard II,” the less popular and less produced of the two “Richards,” introduces a changeable king. ... during Richard’s brutal deposition by Bolingbroke, Holland declared, ...

David Tennant's 'Richard II' a Hit With U.K. Moviegoers In an affecting scene that heralds the drama’s transition of power, Richard acknowledges that his days as king are numbered.

Richard II and Henry V, despite being related, are polar opposites as kings. This has inspired Michael Kahn, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, to stage the ...

Jonathan Bailey’s Bratty, Bad-Boy ‘Richard II’ The actor, on a hot streak after “Wicked,” takes on his biggest stage role to date. In London, he plays Shakespeare’s unfortunate king as ...

The characterizations are straightforwardly depicted. Richard II is often portrayed as a lisping, effeminate fop. Robert Sean Leonard doesn’t overdo the decadence.

Hyperion Shakespeare Company’s “Richard II” wants very badly to explore the politics of gender. The production, which ran this weekend in the Horner Room of the Agassiz Theater, brings an ...

Thanks to the 16th-century worldview that we’ve inherited most powerfully through Shakespeare (read Kate Maltby’s review of Nicholas Hytner’s new production of Richard II here), Richard’s deposition ...

Richard, towards the end, had pictured himself as the source of all law, and according to the deposition articles of 1399, he had said that the laws of England were 'in his mouth or in his breast ...