Richard II is a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people's welfare. He is ultimately overthrown by his cousin Bolingbroke, who ascends the throne as Henry IV (Jeremy Irons). In this scene from the Shakespeare history play, King Richard (Ben Wishaw) relinquishes the crown to Henry Bolingbroke (Rory Kinnear). "The [...]
SOURCE: PBS at 05:08PM on July 18, 2013