Richard II (Shakespeare)

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The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
William Shakespeare

A historical play, believed to have been written circa 1595, and which is first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad. It is followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V.

Versions of The Tragedy of King Richard the Second include:

The life and death of King Richard the Second, from a facsimile copy of the First Folio (1623) (transcription project)
The Life and Death of Richard the Second, from The Plays of William Shakespeare, in eight volumes, vol. IV, with notes by Samuel Johnson (1765) IA
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, edited by C. H. Herford, The Warwick Shakespeare (1893) (HathiTrust)
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. IV, Oxford edition (1911) IA
The Tragedy of King Richard II, edited by Ivor B. John, The Works of Shakespeare, The Arden Shakespeare, 1st ser. (1912) (external scan)
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, edited by Llewellyn M. Buell, The Yale Shakespeare (1921)

This work is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. More recent editions of this work may be copyrighted.

Richard II (Shakespeare)

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