Both camps spend rather a sleepless night preparing for battle. Henry cloaks himself as a common soldier to walk among his men to find out first hand their thoughts about his leadership. At dawn, in the face of overwhelming odds, Henry delivers a stirring speech on the glory awaiting all his troops. And so he gallantly leads them to battle and victory. The English have won not only the battle, but the war.
Henry travels to the French palace atRouen to negotiate peace with the French king.
The most important concession, in his eyes, is that he be given the hand of Princess Katherine. While the English and French lords meet to work out details, Henry makes his best attempts to express his feelings for Katherine across the language barrier.