This moving and eloquent historical drama depicts the conflict between a willful and arrogant poet of a king Richard II and his politically pragmatic cousin Bolingbroke. Rich with memorable scenes and speeches this lyrical history moves from a splendid medieval tournament to the poignant surrender of a crown; from the queen's heart-shattering farewell to her king to Richard's murder--a deed chronicled in hell that lives forever as one of the great moments in theater.