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Presents the text of "Richard II," in which the unscrupulous and weak king, stripped of his power, pays the ultimate price for his earlier bad choices, and includes an introduction and an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare.

Jacqueline Kirby, a retired librarian and an avid devotee of King Richard III, is invited to an English country house for a weekend to assist in clearing the King's name of the crimes attached to it. A practical joker tries to enliven the proceedings with a recreation of the 15th century murder methods and one of the jokes proves fatal.

A biography of England's controversial king, Richard the Third, drawing from source material contemporary with his day to discuss what manner of man Richard was, the type of life he led, and the times in which he lived.

Reconstructs the chain of events leading to the double murder of boy King Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, considering the prime suspects in the murder.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Richard II" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

Shakespeare's historical play in which Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, plots and schemes to obtain power and is eventually haunted by those he removed in the process.