In a surge of creativity between 1595 and 1599, William Shakespeare wrote not only comedies, including “The Merchant of Venice” and “Much Ado About Nothing,” but also a quartet of sterner dramas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous king in the 1989 film Henry V - Alamy In 1399, 13-year-old Henry of Monmouth was knighted twice.

In a comprehensive biography, the historian Dan Jones tries to reconcile the hero of legend with the complicated young monarch of reality. By Stephen Greenblatt Stephen Greenblatt is the John Cogan ...

If it were possible to grittily reboot Shakespeare, the result might look something like The King. Based on the Henriad — the series of plays including Richard II; Henry IV, Part One; Henry IV, Part ...

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents its first production of Shakespeare's history play Henry V, co-directed by Artistic Directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott ...

Full casting has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of Henry V, Shakespeare's great history play, directed by RSC Co-Artistic Director, Tamara Harvey. The production runs in the Royal ...