Richard II Biography and Timeline

Birth of Richard II

Birth of Richard II, son of Edward the Black Prince Prince of Aquitaine & Joan of Kent

Role range: 1377-1399

Death of Richard II

Richard becomes heir to the throne & moves to England with his parents at Berkhamsted

Role range: 1377-1399

Succession

Declared heir to the throne

Role range: 1377-1399

Succession

Edward III names Richard II as his successor, then aged 10

Role range: 1377-1399

Succession

Succeeds as King of England

Role range: 1377-1399

Peace

The truce with France expires

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1377-1399

Coronation

Crowned in Westminster Abbey, 10 yr old grandson of Edward III

Role range: 1377-1399

Peace

Anglo-French talks resume in Calais

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1377-1399

Reform of Taxation

The introduction of a poll tax for every adult later provokes a peasant rebellion

Role range: 1377-1399

Succession

Parliament declares that Richard is old enough to rule

Role range: 1377-1399

Reform of Parliament

Parliament trebles the rate of Poll tax

Role range: 1377-1399

Rebellion of Rebels in Brentwood

3 jurors are killed as a commission of enquiry attempts to overcome poll tax evasion

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of Rochester

Insurgents from Gravesend storm Rochester Castle & free its prisoners

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Peasants wait to meet Richard II, they have no arguement with him but he turns back

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

The Peasants revolt reaches the Tower of London. Takes refuge in the Tower & addresses the crowd in the Green. Arranges to meet the crowd the next day

Role range: 1377-1399

Assassination of Richard II

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Rides to Mile End where rebels demand the abolition of serfdom. Rides out from the Tower to negotiate, agrees to freedom of contract of labour. Promises to meet demands & allow peasants to rent land at 4d per acre. Peasants demand the heads of Chancellor Sudbury, Treasurer Hales & John of Gaunt. Peasants demand rents of 4d an acre per year

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Promises to grant a pardon but most of the rebels continue their destruction

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Peasants break into the Tower of London & execute, among others, Simon Sudbury

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Summons the rebels & meets Watt Tyler who is killed by Walworth during negotiations. Confronts Tyler who makes further demands, he is then cut down. After Tyler is killed his followers are pardoned, the revolt lasted less than a week

Role range: 1377-1399

Petition

Richard of Wallingford presents a charter to King Richard II on behalf of Tyler

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Richards council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion. 100.000 men from Essex & Kent march on London

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of London

Revokes the pardons given to the rebels

Role range: 1377-1399

Trial

Richard II presides over the tribunal at which John Ball is condemned to death

Role range: 1377-1399

Invasion of England

French incursion reaches Newport on the Isle of Wight

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1377-1399

Siege of Newport

French incursion reaches Newport on the Isle of Wight

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1377-1399

Peace

Accompanies Chief Justice Tresilian around the country to enforce the rule of law

Role range: 1377-1399

Poll Tax

The Government resolved on a poll tax of three groats, which outraged the people because it was the same for rich and poor. Reacting to the introduction of the oppressive poll tax, which the king had imposed because not enough income had been collected the previous year, Tyler led a force of peasants in taking Canterbury, before advancing on to Blackheath, outside London

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of Blackheath

Reacting to the introduction of the oppressive poll tax, which the king had imposed because not enough income had been collected the previous year, Tyler led a force of peasants in taking Canterbury, before advancing on to Blackheath, outside London

Role range: 1377-1399

Siege of Canterbury

Reacting to the introduction of the oppressive poll tax, which the king had imposed because not enough income had been collected the previous year, Tyler led a force of peasants in taking Canterbury, before advancing on to Blackheath, outside London

Role range: 1377-1399

Marriage

Marries Anne of Bohemia, daughter of Charles VI at St Stephens Chapel

Role range: 1377-1399

Peace

Proclaims a general amnesty to rebellious peasants, as suggested by Parliament

Role range: 1377-1399

Invasion of Scotland

Leads an army as far as Edinburgh but the Scots are not brought out into battle

Role range: 1377-1399

Rule of Castille

Recognizes John of Gaunt as King of Castille

Role range: 1377-1399

Treaty of Windsor

Concludes the Treaty of Windsor with Portugal

Role range: 1377-1399

Rule of Ireland

Promotes his favorite Robert de Vere from Marquis to Duke of Ireland

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1377-1399

Battle of Radcot Bridge

Gloucester & Bolingbroke defeat the Royalists under de Vere & the Earl of Suffolk

Council of Eleven

The Government is taken over by the Council of 11 headed by the Gloucester

Role range: 1377-1399

Dismissal

Parliament compels Richard to remove his Chancellor, Michael de la Pole

Role range: 1377-1399

Government

The Government is taken over by the Council of 11 headed by the Gloucester

Role range: 1377-1399