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King Richard is a 2021 American biographical sports drama film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin.The film stars Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams (both of whom served as executive producers on the film), with Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, and Jon Bernthal in ...
An illustration of King Richard I from a 12th-century codex. Richard Coer de Lyon is a Middle English romance which gives a fictionalised account of the life of Richard I, King of England, concentrating on his crusading exploits. It influenced Shakespeare's King John and Walter Scott's The Talisman. [1] [2]
After Richard's death his image was further romanticized [167] and for at least four centuries Richard was considered a model king by historians such as Holinshed and John Speed. [8] However, in 1621 the Stuart courtier and poet and historian Samuel Daniel criticized Richard for wasting English resources on the crusade and wars in France.
The Life and Death of King Richard the Second, often shortened to Richard II, is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1595. Based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377–1399), it chronicles his downfall and the machinations of his nobles.
Richard II of England (1367–1400) Richard III of England (1452–1485) Although no monarch has assumed the title King Richard IV, this title can sometimes refer to: Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower King Richard IV of England from Blackadder, a fictional version of the above
Richard speaks English with a French accent in the game as a reference to the fact that he spoke Occitan (native mother tongue), Latin, Anglo-Norman language and Old French, and barely knew Old English or Middle English in real life. In Civilization II, King Richard's Crusade is one of the Wonders of the World. This Wonder provides increased ...
King Richard and the Crusaders is a 1954 American historical drama based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman [3] made by Warner Bros. The film stars Rex Harrison , Virginia Mayo , George Sanders and Laurence Harvey , with Robert Douglas , Michael Pate and Paula Raymond .
Valerie Anand, another popular writer, wrote a novel, Crown of Roses (1989), in which Richard III is presented as innocent of the murder of the Princes.; Michael Tyler-Whittle wrote Richard III, The Last Plantagenet (1970), [4] which also presents Richard as innocent of the Princes' murder, although Tyler-Whittle makes one of his attendants guilty.