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 ...

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 ...

Comedian David Mitchell caused something of a stir at the weekend when he branded Battle of Agincourt victor King Henry V a 'warmonger' and 'nasty'. The star of hit sitcom Peep Show was speaking at ...

But this book is about “another Henry V,” the unknown one kept offstage, the man hard at work, one of deep religious faith, a patron of art and learning, and like that other king, Frederick the Great, ...

In my opinion, William Shakespeare’s Henry V is the greatest of all his plays and thus worth your consideration. I note this for two reasons. First, because Henry V centers on the Battle of Agincourt, ...

Experts on the Battle of Agincourt gathering at the University of Southampton to mark its 600th anniversary will hear new evidence suggesting Henry V's naval fleet, used to transport troops, was much ...

THOSE meeting King Henry V on the streets of Southampton while he waited in the fortified city for his army to gather before leaving to invade France would have found him a formidable if not ...

In 1399, 13-year-old Henry of Monmouth was knighted twice. The first ceremony was a muddy affair at the fringe of an Irish forest, a reward from Richard II after the English army’s successful raids.

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