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Definition of Richard II
1. 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).
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Richard II
Literary usage of Richard II
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The real Richard II, though infirm of purpose, was not the charming aesthete ...
Editions of 'Richard II> published before Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603 ..."
2. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright (1878)
"Compare Richard II. i. 4. 38 : 1 Now for the rebels which stand out in Ireland
Expedient manage must be made, my lord.' The surviving followers of Charles ..."
3. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1848)
"He was at the head of the reforming commission in the fifth of Richard II., though
he had been studiously excluded from those preceding. ..."
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