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Richard II

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Richard II 1367-1400.
King of England (1377-1399). He quelled the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 but spent the rest of his reign at odds with the baronial opposition in Parliament.
Richard II
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(Biographies / Richard II (1367-1400) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1367-1400, king of England (1377-99), whose reign was troubled by popular discontent and baronial opposition. He was forced to abdicate in favour of Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV
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Noun1.Richard IIRichard II - King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400)
Plantagenet, Plantagenet line - the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485


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