Richard II is a figure famous in England's national myths – the king who went insane, the narcissist, the tyrant of Shakespeare's play. History regards his rule either as that of a superhuman monarch or a crazed and vicious ruler. But Richard II was a complex and conflicted man – a person with faults and shortcomings thrust into a role that demanded greatness.
In this book, Kathryn Warner returns with the first modern biography of Richard II in decades, to paint a portrait of the king with all of his strengths and imperfections left in the picture. An aesthete and patron of the arts as well as a person troubled by a much-maligned ‘personality disorder’, Richard II here emerges from behind the mask of a theatrical character.
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About the Author
Kathryn Warner holds two degrees in medieval history from the University of Manchester. She is considered a foremost expert on
Edward II and an article from her on the subject was published in the English Historical Review. She has run a website about him
since 2005 and a Facebook page about him since 2010 and has carved out a strong online presence as an expert on Edward II and
the fourteenth century in general. Kathryn teaches Business English as a foreign language and lives between Dusseldorf and Cumbria. Find out more at Kathryn's website edwardthesecond.blogspot.co.uk and follow her on Twitter @RoyneAlianore 
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