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Richard II (play) facts for kids

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R2 Q1 TP 1597
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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  • The Entry of Richard and Bolingbroke into London (from William Shakespeare's 'Richard II', Act V, Scene 2) James Northcote (1746–1831) Royal Albert Memorial Museum

    The Entry of Richard and Bolingbroke into London (from William Shakespeare's 'Richard II', Act V, Scene 2), James Northcote (1793)

  • Richard II quarto (crop 1)

    The title page from the 1608 quarto

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