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1399. He was the eighth king of the House of Plantagenet, and the final one of the direct line. Richard´s father, Edward the Black Prince, died in 1376, leaving Richard as heir apparent to King Edward III. Upon the death of his grandfather Edward III, the 10-year-old Richard succeeded to the throne. During Richard´s first years as king, government was in the hands of a series of regency councils, influenced by Richard´s uncles John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock. England then faced various problems, most notably the Hundred Years´ War. A major challenge of the reign was the Peasants´ Revolt in 1381, and the young king played a central part in the successful suppression of this crisis. Less warlike than either his father or grandfather, he sought to bring an end to the Hundred Years´ War. A firm believer in the royal prerogative, Richard restrained the power of the aristocracy and relied on a private retinue for military protection instead. In contrast to his grandfather, Richard cultivated a refined atmosphere at court, in which the king was an elevated figure, with art and culture at its centre." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)