Richard II

When Richard came to the throne in 1377, he was the 10 year old child of a popular father,Edward the black prince who had died a year before, for the first 10 years of his reign, the country was ruled by his advisors and was troubled by inetrnal revolt. in 1389 Richard took over the Government himslef. In 1394 his beloved wife died and after this his behaviour changed. By 1399, after some years as a tyrant, he had become a mumbling melancholic, and was forced to abdicate in favour of his cousin Henry, Duke of Lancaste.