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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of England (1377–1399). He quelled the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 but spent the rest of his reign at odds with the nobles in Parliament. He was deposed (1399) and imprisoned by Henry of Bolingbroke, who succeeded him as Henry IV.
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- noun King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400)
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It was under the son -- aka Richard II -- that the city saw a widespread "greening" with giant planters exploding with flowers; the redesign of Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears; and the unveiling of Daley's crowning achievement, the spectacular (and costly) Millennium Park with its soaring steel ribbon bandshell designed by architect Frank Gehry.
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How does the excellence of the characterization compare with that in 'Richard II'?
A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher
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The chronicle-history plays begin (probably) with the subtile and fascinating, though not yet absolutely masterful study of contrasting characters in 'Richard II'; continue through the two parts of 'Henry IV,' where the realistic comedy action of Falstaff and his group makes history familiarly vivid; and end with the epic glorification of a typical English hero-king in 'Henry V.'
A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher
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Marlowe's tempestuous vein is less apparent in 'Richard II' than in
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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But hey, who wouldn’t want a bird they could name Richard II [I had a cockateel when I was 5] or a dog named Reparo [weird dream].
krazililme Diary Entry krazililme 2004
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See what audiences have to say about "Richard II," part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Leadership Repertory.
WN.com - Articles related to Shirley Valentine/Educating Rita, Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2010
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See what audiences have to say about "Richard II," part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Leadership Repertory.
WN.com - Articles related to Shirley Valentine/Educating Rita, Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2010
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See what audiences have to say about "Richard II," part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Leadership Repertory.
WN.com - Articles related to Shirley Valentine/Educating Rita, Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2010
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See what audiences have to say about "Richard II," part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Leadership Repertory.
WN.com - Articles related to Shirley Valentine/Educating Rita, Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2010
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In contrast, King Ælfred himself, sent through a time warp and landing in the middle of a reading by Chaucer at the court of Richard II, would have had a lot more difficulty understanding what he heard.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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