Title page of the first quarto
Richard II is a play by William Shakespeare. It is a history play. Shakespeare's sources were probably Holinshed's Chronicles and The Civil Wars (1595) by Samuel Daniel. Richard II was probably first printed in 1597. It was first acted on 7 February 1601.
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- Anne Hathaway (wife)
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- John Shakespeare (father)
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Images for kids
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The first page of Richard II, printed in the First Folio of 1623
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The 1587 edition of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
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The title page from the 1608 quarto edition of the play.
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