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John of Gaunt delivers his prophecy to Richard, Richard departs for Ireland and Bolingbroke raises to English nobles in rebellion
In Act III of Shakespeare’s Richard II, the struggle for England’s throne reaches its turning point. As Bolingbroke’s power grows, Richard returns to find his kingdom slipping away. At Flint Castle, the once-divine king confronts the terrifying possibility that a monarch is, after all, only a man. …
Richard is imprisoned at Pomfret, Bolingbroke forgives Rutland but executes the other traitors. He vows a crusade to repent of his guilt.
Richard surrenders the crown to Bolingbrook in Parliament. Carlisle prohesies civil war.
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