King Richard II. Some peasants felt that such a young king could be pressurised into making changes that would improve their lives. The trigger for the revolt came in May 1381. A tax collector ...

the Peasants' Revolt of 1308, and how young Richard II defused it. Professor Robert Bartlett tells the story of how thousands of armed peasants stormed London in protest against the king’s poll ...

King Richard II acceded the throne at the age of just 10, in 1377. At 14 he faced down The Peasants' Revolt and negotiated personally with Wat Tyler. But by the time he came of age, he adhered to ...

New productions of Shakespeare’s “Richard II,” Annie Ernaux’s “The Years,” Robert Icke’s “Manhunt,” Tennessee Williams’s “The ...