Henry V is unquestionably the most popular and widely performed of Shakespeare’s historical plays. On occasion, this produces a cheapening side-effect, à la Hamlet, in which certain lines and scenes ...
The naval preparations that allowed Henry V’s army to travel from England to France in August, 1415 have been the focus of recent study. Using English exchequer rolls in the National Archives at Kew, ...
Agincourt is one of the most evocative names in English military history. Shakespeare's version of King Henry V's speech before the battle is not only great theater, but a scene summoned as recently ...
A new Netflix film depicting the Battle of Agincourt has caused consternation across the Channel, amid claims that it is historically inaccurate and “anti-French”. The Shakesperian telling of King ...
On the morning of the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V gave a rousing speech to his troops that was chronicled in Shakespeare's play. The king, referring to his "band of brothers", urged his soldiers to ...
He was also a patron of secular and religious architecture. If Vale’s portrait makes Henry V seem like some sort of multitalented paragon, it remains for all those who doubt the historian’s ...
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"Make that good," commands Maria when Feste, the clown in Twefth Night, says something that sounds preposterous. I had a similar reaction upon hearing that Cohesion Theatre was going to do a Hatfields ...