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RICHARD (II, King of England 1377-1399)

1380		Richard takes control
		Construction of Wressle Castle
		Death of Charles V and accession of Charles VI
1381		Construction of Raby Castle
	May	Start of the Peasant's Revolt
	Jun 7	Peasant's Revolt reaches Maidstone
	Jun 10	William Courtenay becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
	Jun 10	Peasant's Revolt reaches Canterbury
	Jun 11	Rebels move towards London
	Jun 12	Rebels reach London
	Jun 13	Rebels enter London
	Jun 14	Richard meets the rebels
	Jun 15	Watt Tyler killed
	Jun 16	Rebellion elsewhere
	Jun 17	Rebellion again
1382		Founding of Winchester College
		A new castle at Sherriff Hutton is begun
	Jan 14	Richard marries
	May 21	Earthquake
1384	Apr	Criticism of Richard
	Dec 31	Death of John Wycliffe
1385		Licence granted to crenellate at Donnington
		Richard leads army to North
		Richard make his uncles Dukes
	Qtr 2	French prepare for invasion
1386		Licence granted to crenellate at Bodiam
		Richard makes de Vere more powerful
	Spring	Gaunt and the Castilian throne
	Summer	French fleet mass at Sluys
	Summer	Commission appointed
	Jul 8	John of Gaunt leaves Plymouth
1387		The Canterbury Tales
	Apr	Future Henry V born
	Dec	Invasion threat from France
	Dec 19	Battle of Radcot Bridge
1389		Boniface IX becomes Pope
	May	Richard II declared his intention to rule freely

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Episodes

Peasants Revolt

1381	May	Start of the Peasant's Revolt
	Jun 7	Peasant's Revolt reaches Maidstone
	Jun 10	Peasant's Revolt reaches Canterbury
	Jun 10	William Courtenay becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
	Jun 11	Rebels move towards London
	Jun 12	Rebels reach London
	Jun 14	Richard meets the rebels
	Jun 15	Watt Tyler killed
	Jun 16	Rebellion elsewhere
	Jun 17	Rebellion again

Lords Appellant

1384	Apr	Criticism of Richard
1385		Richard make his uncles Dukes
1386		Richard makes de Vere more powerful
	Summer	Commission appointed
1387	Dec 19	Battle of Radcot Bridge

Richard II - The Hundred Years War

Military Building Construction

1380		Construction of Wressle Castle
1381		Construction of Raby Castle
1382		A new castle at Sherriff Hutton is begun
1385		Licence granted to crenellate at Donnington
1386		Licence granted to crenellate at Bodiam