ABSTRACT
The rebuilding of Westminster Hall by Richard II in the last years of his reign is the supreme expression of his kingship and resulted in one of the most spectacular creations of the medieval office of works — to be seen alongside the Wilton Diptych as a measure of the artistic refinement of the age. As the king’s great hall in the Palace of Westminster, it performed major functions in every sphere of national life and was the backdrop for key events and for long the home of the central courts of justice.1
