Richard II (play) facts for kids

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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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  • Richard2-firstfolio

    The first page of Richard II, printed in the First Folio of 1623

  • 1587 printing of Holinshed's Chronicles

    The 1587 edition of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande

  • Richard II quarto

    The title page from the 1608 quarto edition of the play.

  • Richard II King of England

    Portrait Richard II of England, mid 1390s (Westminster Abbey)


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