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 ...

King Richard is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. Richard calls for a duel but then halts it just before swords clash. Both men are banished from ...

Cast biographies for Richard II, part of the The Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare's history plays on BBC Two. Ben Whishaw trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating spring 2003.

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.

Neal Street Productions with NBC Universal and WNET bring together a world-class cast and crew for a major new cycle of four of Shakespeare’s most acclaimed history plays. The first film in the ...