Richard II

Summary

Richard II is a dramatic work^[1]. It draws 1,872 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic_work category, ranking #40 of 285).^[2]

Key Facts

• Richard II authored William Shakespeare^[3].
• Richard II's instance of is recorded as dramatic work^[4].
• Richard II's genre is historical play^[5].
• Richard II's depicts is recorded as Richard II of England^[6].
• Richard II's Commons category is recorded as Richard II (play)^[7].
• Richard II's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English^[8].
• Richard II's country of origin is recorded as England^[9].
• 1595 marks the founding of Richard II^[10].
• Richard II was published on 1595^[11].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as The Tragedy of King Richard the Second^[12].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as The Tragedy of King Richard the Second^[13].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Król Ryszard II^[14].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731010^[15].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731025^[16].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731039^[17].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731054^[18].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731149^[19].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114734255^[20].
• Richard II's has edition or translation is recorded as Q102484313^[21].
• Richard II's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Richard II (play)^[22].
• Richard II's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard II'}^[23].
• Richard II's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': "Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster, hast thou, according to thy oath and band, brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son, here to make good the boisterous late appeal, which then our leisure would not let us hear, against the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray?"}^[24].
• Richard II dates from the Renaissance^[25].
• Richard II's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'March sadly after, grace my mourning heere, in weeping after this vntimely Beere.'}^[26].
• Richard II's derivative work is recorded as The Hollow Crown^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Richard II authored William Shakespeare^[3].

Publication

Richard II was released on 1595^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English^[8]. Its genre is historical play^[5].

Material and Period

Richard II dates from the Renaissance^[25].

Why It Matters

Richard II draws 1,872 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic_work category, ranking #40 of 285).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]