What is Richard II (play)?
{{italictitle}} [[File:R2 Q1 TP 1597.jpg|thumb|Title page of the first [[quarto]]]] '''''Richard II''''' is a [[Play (theatre)|play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. It is a [[history play]]. Shakespeare's sources were probably ''[[Holinshed's Chronicles]]'' and ''[[The Civil Wars]]'' (1595) by [[Samuel Daniel]]. ''Richard II'' was probably first printed in 1597. It was first acted on 7 February 1601.<ref>[http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-king-richard-ii.htm ''Richard II'']</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:Plays based on English history]] [[Category:1590s plays]] {{lit-stub}}