RICHARD II

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 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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