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Richard II ( January 6?, 1367 - February 14, 1400) was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent". He was born at Bordeaux and became his father's heir when his elder brother died in infancy.

Out of the fact that Richard was born at Epiphany and that three kings were present at his birth came a legend that, despite being a second son, he was destined for great things. He became heir to the throne of England, and was created Prince of Wales, when the Black Prince died suddenly in 1376. The following year his grandfather King Edward III of England also died, leaving Richard as king at the age of ten.

It was the Peasants' Revolt of 1381Events June 12 Peasants' Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath. June 14 King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants Revolt. The revolt is discussed in John Gower's Vox Clamantis of this year. Births Deaths 1381. that brought Richard into the limelight. His successful negotiations with the leaders of the rebellion brought the violence to an end, and he showed great promise. On reaching adulthood, however, he proved a weak, vacillating, and at the same time rather tyrannical king.

In 1382Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Emperor Go-Komatsu ascends to the throne of Japan John Wyclif's teachings are condemned by the Synod of London. September, 30: Trieste being donated b he married Anne of BohemiaAnne of Bohemia ( 1366 1394) was the daughter of Emperor Charles IV of Bohemia. She was the queen consort of Richard II of England, whom she married in 1382. They had no children. Anne's death, from plague, twelve years later, was a devastating blow to Ri, daughter of Emperor Charles IV of BohemiaThe Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ( german: Karl IV. of the House of Luxembourg ( May 14, 1316 29 November 1378) was elected rival king of the Romans in 1346 to emperor Louis IV, succeeded his father John of Luxembourg as king of Bohemia in 1346, and was, but they had no children, and she died in 1394Events Expulsion of the Jews from France. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retires as shogun of Japan and is succeeded by his son, Ashikaga Yoshimochi. Births March 4 Prince Henry the Navigator, explorer (+ 1460). July 12 Ashikaga Yoshinori, Ashikaga shogun Ulugh Beg,. Richard is said to have been devoted to her. In 1396Events September 25 Bayezid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. Births Alfonso V of Aragon June 30 Dijon, France, Philip III the Good (Philippe le Bon), Duke of Burgundy (1419) Deaths 1396. he married Princess Isabella of ValoisIsabella of Valois ( 1387- 1410) was a Princess of France, daughter of King Charles VI, and queen consort of England from 1396 to 1400. When Isabella was eight, she was married to the widower King Richard II of England, in a move for peace with France., daughter of the king of France, and they had no children, either.

He was eventually deposed by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IVKing of England, Lord of Ireland. Henry IV ( April 3, 1367 March 20, 1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry Bolingbroke . His father, John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of King Edward), placed in Pontefract Castle, and probably murdered (or starved to death) there in 1400. He was dead by February 17.

He was buried in Kings Langley Church, Hertfordshire, but was later moved to Westminster Abbey. His coffin was badly designed, however, and it proved easy for disrespectful visitors to place their hands in to several openings in the coffin and interfere with what was inside. It is said that a schoolboy walked off with Richard's jawbone.