Kuningas Richard Toinen

by William Shakespeare

"Kuningas Richard Toinen" by William Shakespeare is a history play written in 1595. It dramatizes the final two years of King Richard II's reign, from 1398 to 1400. When Richard banishes his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and seizes his inheritance, he sets in motion his own downfall. Nobles conspire against the king as Bolingbroke returns with an army to reclaim his lands. The play chronicles Richard's fall from power, his public abdication, and the rise of a new king, exploring themes of legitimacy, power, and tragic consequence.