Chop Bard

Richard II Act 4 scene 1 – Bolingbroke, not yet King, has his hands full trying to solve the murder of Gloucester, get his hot-tempered lords in line, and that other thing... deposing Richard.

• The Hollow Crown!
• From Richard II
• CraftLit does Gulliver's Travels

Richard II Act 3 scene 4 – The Queen (Isabel) is down in the dumps, as we learn about good horticulture, and get a harsh lesson in the dangers of spying.

• Shakespeare's Restless World
• Being Shakespeare DVD – No Region 1 (North America) DVD available yet.
• The Cloisters

Richard II Act 3 scene 1-2 – Time for Bushy and Green to face the music. Richard returns to England. We witness the mother of all tantrums.

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• Juti's NPR link: How did the Bard really sound?
• Stuff You Missed in History Class (April 4th episode), and Home.
• Why did a riot start over Shakespeare?

Richard II Act 2 scene 3-4 – He's back! He's Back! Bolingbroke is back! But what does he intend?

• Tracey's review of Anonymous

Richard II Act I scene 3-4 – Bolingbroke and Mowbray prepare to engage in mortal combat. That odor you smell isn't horse- it's Bushy, Bagot and Green.

• Forgotten Classic
• Playing Shakespeare
• Being Shakespeare

Richard II Act I scene 1-2 – Blood must answer for blood, as Richard tries in vain to tame two of his "leopards", and an old Duchess cries out for vengeance.

• Dracula, on CraftLit
• Lions and Leopard (Heraldry)

Richard II pre show - We begin our 5th series with an epic battle between the forces of history, vs. the pen of Shakespeare... sorry History, you lose.

• The Stratford Festival's Tempest
• Digital Theatre
• Richard II Film!
• Rex Factor
• 3 way to Richard II
• More Richard on YouTube
• Richard II from the BBC4 broadcast, (Mark Rylance)
• Shakespeare's An Age of Kings