Richard II is a figure famous in England's national myths – the king who went insane, the narcissist, the tyrant of Shakespeare's play. History regards his rule either as that of a superhuman monarch or a crazed and vicious ruler. But Richard II was a complex and conflicted man – a person with faults and shortcomings thrust into a role that demanded greatness. In this book, Kathryn Warner returns with the first modern biography of Richard II in decades, to paint a portrait of the king with all of his strengths and imperfections left in the picture. An aesthete and patron of the arts as well as a person troubled by a much-maligned ‘personality disorder’, Richard II here emerges from behind the mask of a theatrical character.
| ISBN: | 9781445662787 |
| Publication date: | 15th October 2017 |
| Author: | Kathryn Warner |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Biography: royalty |