Richard II and Henry IV were first cousins, born in 1367 just three months apart. They were ten years old when Richard became king of England. They were 32 when, in 1399, Henry overthrew him to become ...

Only eight years earlier, Henry IV had deposed his cousin Richard II, who died in custody soon afterwards. Richard’s rule was ...

Why stage Richard II in 2025? Perhaps, post-Brexit, because it kicks off Shakespeare’s eight-play retelling of the Wars of the Roses, a conflict which saw England so riven with internal division that ...

"Suffice to say, this isn't The Crown circa 1327, but a bold spin on extreme, historical homophobia, complete with paparazzi ...

By Houman Barekat Reviewing from London The Bridge Theater is within walking distance of the Tower of London, where in 1399 King Richard II was imprisoned and forced to abdicate England’s throne ...

With a stellar cast and a fantastic creative team, 'The Margriad' is a thoughtful exploration of power and those who are ...

We first see Jonathan Bailey’s magnetic Richard II picked out by a shaft of white ... the trigger for Henry to return to England and wrestle the crown from Richard’s head.

OK, that’s the wrong play since it’s a line from “Macbeth,” but it best sums up Jonathan Bailey’s performance in the new London production of “Richard II”: The actor cranks up ...

this England.” Richard II runs at the Bridge Theatre, which is in Potters Fields Park, right beside Tower Bridge in south-east London, and within walking distance of London Bridge station.

OK, that’s the wrong play since it’s a line from “Macbeth,” but it best sums up Jonathan Bailey’s performance in the new London production of “Richard II”: The actor cranks ... to give up the throne ...

The Latin inscription around the ledge of the tomb can be translated: Sage and elegant, lawfully Richard II, conquered by fate he lies here ... the arms of Edward the Confessor impaling France and ...