Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
David Giles
Director
Derek Jacobi
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John Gielgud
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Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller
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Charles Gray
Duke of York
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