# Richard II — The Rights of Man character guide

> Richard II in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Richard

**First appearance:** 0002-part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution

## Who they are

English king deposed by Henry IV, cited in historical examples.

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