Richard II of England  

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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)

Richard II (6 January 136714 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399.

In literature

Richard is the main character in Richard II, a play by William Shakespeare dating from around 1595.

Richard is also the main antagonist in the anonymous unfinished play, often known as Thomas of Woodstock or Richard II, Part I, whose composition is dated between 1591 and 1595.

He is the protagonist of the play Richard of Bordeaux by Gordon Daviot.

He is a character in the novel The Named by Marianne Curley.

He is one of the main characters in The Crucible Trilogy by Sara Douglass




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