Richard II became king of England in June 1377 after his grandfather Edward III died. Richardās father, Edward the Black Prince, had died in 1376, making Richard first in line of succession. Richard was just 10 years old when he was crowned, and when he was 14, he faced down a rebel army outside London during the Peasantsā Revolt.
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