When he acceded to the throne, his dukedom was united to the Crown, but even today the Lancastrian estates are separately administered for the monarch as duke of Lancaster. Richard came to the throne ...
She was crowned two days later by Archbishop Courtenay ... The Latin inscription around the ledge of the tomb can be translated: Sage and elegant, lawfully Richard II, conquered by fate he lies here ...
YORK arrives at Westminster Hall and announces to the gathered Lords and noblemen that RICHARD has given up the Crown and that BOLINGBROKE is now the rightful KING HENRY IV. RICHARD is summoned ...
Faced with Bolingbroke's army, and with his own forces dwindling away, Richard surrenders the crown to Bolingroke ...
The film begins as KING RICHARD II (Ben Whishaw) tries to resolve a bitter ... Lords and noblemen that RICHARD has given up the Crown and that BOLINGBROKE is now the rightful KING HENRY IV.