The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatizes the reign of King John of England (ruled 1199-1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England.
It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623.
King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to be written in approximately 1595.
It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, part 1, Henry IV, part 2, and Henry V.
It may not have been written as a stand-alone work.
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Prince Classics King john & richard ii, paperback/william shakespeare
