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"You shall have no captain but me!"
Ten years old at his succession, he showed what he could do at the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, where he defused the immediate threat to London while the leader, Wat Tyler, was butchered shortly behind them, and ultimately ordered the remaining rebels to surrender, which they did. This went to his head, however, and he started the tradition of addressing the King as "Majesty" and "Highness". Like his great-grandfather, didn't care for the war with France, and was much more interested in art and architecture. A group of nobles (the "Merciless Parliament") had some of his favorites executed for abusing his youth, and he repaid them in kindness ten years later, including having his uncle smothered.
The final straw came with the banishment for life of his cousin, Henry Bolingbrook, and the seizing of his valuable Lancastrian land. The other nobles rallied against him, and under the pressure, Richard folded. Like his great-grandfather he met a nasty end, being starved to death, and the nobles proclaimed his exiled cousin the new King...
Tropes[]
- A Child Shall Lead Them
- A God Am I
- Blond Guys Are Evil
- Drunk with Power: His Fatal Flaw.
- Large and In Charge: Just like great great grandpa Edward I.
- Man of Wealth and Taste: He liked to see himself as a man of culture, using things like spoons and handkerchiefs.
- Morality Chain: His queen Anne.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Against the Merciless Parliament.