12. Richard II

An era of camaraderie, chivalry and glory was a distant memory. Richard II's (1377-99) reign demonstrated just how rapidly tethered royal powers of post-Magna Carta could be dashed, how deep schisms could be dug and how susceptible England still was to absolute tyranny. CHARACTERS Richard II – King of England The Black Prince – Father of Richard II Edward III – King of England, father of the Black Prince and grandfather of Richard II John of Gaunt – Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, uncle of Richard II Robert de Vere – earl of Oxford, companion of Richard II Michael de la Pole – Chancellor, companion of Richard II Anne of Bohemia – Queen of England, wife of Richard II Edward II – King of England, father of Edward III Edward the Confessor – King of England in the 11th century Lords Appellant – group of nobles who sought to restrict rule of Richard II and impeach his favourites at court Duke of Gloucester – son of Edward III Earl of Arundel Earl of Warwick Thomas Mowbray Henry Bolingbroke – cousin of Richard II, son of John of Gaunt John Wycliffe – leader of the lollards – critics of the Catholic church John Ball – radical priest and leader of the Peasant’s revolt Wat Tyler – Kentish leader of the Peasant’s revolt Jack Straw – Essex leader of the Peasant’s revolt Thomas Walsingham – Chronicler and Benedictine monk Simon Burley – Tutor of Richard II CREDITS Music: Blacksmith by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License Metzik – medieval market Tim Kahn – Cheering Sergenious – bridge Tim Kahn – cupboard creak Juan merie venter – cupboard door soundsforhim – knife sword stab 2 Juan merie venter – dog bark