| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| 1. Shakespeare and Richard Ⅱ | 第8-9页 |
| 2. Literature Review on Richard Ⅱ | 第9-16页 |
| 3. The Argument, Research Methods and Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter One "The King's Two Bodies": Richard Ⅱ and Political Theology of the Middle Ages | 第17-33页 |
| 1.1 Richard Ⅱ as the Anointed King of England | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Richard Ⅱ as a "Gardener" | 第20-27页 |
| 1.3 Dilemma in Richard Ⅱ's Kingship | 第27-33页 |
| Chapter Two The Challenge from Henry Bolingbroke: The Rise of Henry Ⅳ | 第33-46页 |
| 2.1 Characterization of Bolingbroke | 第33-39页 |
| 2.2 Bolingbroke as a Machiavelli Monarch | 第39-42页 |
| 2.3 Legitimacy of Kingship of Henry Ⅳ | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Three Subversion and Consolidation of Kingship in Richard Ⅱ | 第46-56页 |
| 3.1 Dethronment of Richard Ⅱ | 第46-51页 |
| 3.2 Reflection of British Kingship | 第51-53页 |
| 3.3 Political Legacy of Richard Ⅱ | 第53-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
