Description The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England\'s rulers - now in paperback Richard II (1377-99) came to the throne as a child, following the long, domineering, martial reign of his grandfather Edward III.
Neither trusted nor feared, Richard battled with a whole series of fa.
He suffered from the disastrous combination of a most exalted sense of his own power and an inability to impress that power on those closest to the throne.
Description The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England\'s rulers - now in paperback Richard II (1377-99) came to the throne as a child, following the long, domineering, martial reign of his grandfather Edward III
