Cultural depictions of Richard II of England
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Richard II of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times.
- Richard is the central character in Richard II, a play by William Shakespeare dating from around 1595.
- Richard is also the main antagonist in an anonymous, incomplete play, often known as Thomas of Woodstock (play) or Richard II, Part 1, whose composition is dated between 1591 and 1595.
- He is the protagonist of the play Richard of Bordeaux by Gordon Daviot.
- Richard appears in the novel The New June by Henry Newbolt, along with Henry IV and William Langland.[1]
- He is a character in the novel The Named by Marianne Curley.
- He is one of the main characters in The Crucible Trilogy by Sara Douglass.
- He is one of the main characters in The Gentle Falcon by Hilda Lewis.
- He is an important character in Das Lächeln der Fortuna by the German historical novel writer Rebecca Gablé.
- Richard is a main character in Within The Hollow Crown by Margaret Campbell Barnes.[2]
- Richard appears with his wife Anne of Bohemia and their friend Robert de Vere in Anthony Minghella's play Two Planks and a Passion.