Richard II

Timeline

1. 1371–1376London · EnglandAfter the Black Prince Edward's health declined, Richard received his education at court as heir; following his father's death in 1376, the nine-year-old became first in line to the throne, under the guardianship of his uncles and the privy council.
2. 1377Westminster · EnglandAfter his grandfather Edward III died on June 21, 1377, Richard II was crowned at Westminster as King of England; being a minor, actual governance was led by the regency council and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
3. 1377–1380London · EnglandDuring the regency Richard was nominally supreme ruler, but fiscal, diplomatic, and war-with-France decisions were largely shaped by rivalry between his Lancastrian and Gloucester uncles; the Bad Parliament of 1378 and the poll tax controversy already foreshadowed conflict with the magnates in his adult reign.