Download or read book Richard II written by Christopher Fletcher and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard II has long suffered from an effeminate reputation, but the real king was very different. This book argues that the king sought to assert his authority by acting in accordance with prevailing ideas of manhood, first through a military campaign, and then, fatally, through revenge against those who attempted to restrain him.