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RICHARD II
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in British Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400)
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Holonyms ("Richard II" is a member of...):
Plantagenet; Plantagenet line (the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485)
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