Richard II represents a watershed in the political history of the English monarchy: the first deposing of a divinely succeeding king by military force, ushering in the 15th century Wars of the Roses as noble families bloodily contend for this “hollow crown” during which four of seven sovereigns would die violently. Richard’s cousin Henry Bolinbroke (the future Henry IV, here volcanically incarnated by a female actor, the buff and igneous Paige Lindsay White, who could also play a mean Hotspur or Prince Hal) is first exiled and then divested of his inherited estate by a feckless Richard (John Sloan), who
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- 9/17/2013
- by Myron Meisel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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