Cultural depictions of Henry V of England

**Henry V of England** has been depicted in popular culture a number of times.

## Literature

* Henry V is the subject of the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, which largely concentrates on his campaigns in France.
* He is also a central character in *Henry IV, Part 1* and *Henry IV, Part 2*, where Shakespeare dramatises him as "Prince Hal", a wanton youth. According to some critics, ”Henry IV is about Henry IV in name alone - it's really a coming-of-age story, charting the young, rebellious Hal's attempt to wrestle with responsibility"
* He appears in *Falstaff's Wedding* (1760) by William Kenrick, a sequel to *Henry IV, Part 2*.
* Henry appears in *Simon the Coldheart* (1925), a novel by Georgette Heyer.
* *Wife to Henry V* (1957) by Hilda Lewis focuses on Catherine of Valois' relationship with Henry.
* *Royal Sword At Agincourt* (1971), a novel by Pamela Bennetts, focuses on Henry's relationship with Catherine of Valois.
* *Fortune Made His Sword* by Martha Rofheart (1971, UK Title *Cry God For Harry*) is a novel about Henry's career.
* Ellis Peters's novel *A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury* (1972, US title *The Bloody Field*) revolves around the relationship between Henry V, his father Henry IV and Hotspur.
* The novels *The Star of Lancaster* (1981) and *The Queen's Secret* by Jean Plaidy both feature Henry as a character.
* The novel *Good King Harry* (1984) by Denise Giardina purports to be Henry's account of his life.
* *Azincourt* (published in the US as *Agincourt*, 2008) by Bernard Cornwell, has its hero receive instructions from Henry.

## Film

Henry has been portrayed on screen by:

* Matheson Lang in *Royal Cavalcade* (1935).
* Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare's *Henry V* (1944), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was nominated for a total of four regular Oscars, including Best Picture and won a Special Award for Olivier, in recognition of "his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen".
* Dan O'Herlihy in *The Black Shield of Falworth* (1954), with Tony Curtis
* Keith Baxter in Orson Welles' *Chimes at Midnight* (1965), a merger of several Shakespeare plays which focuses on the relationship between young Prince Hal and his mentor, John Falstaff
* Kenneth Branagh in Shakespeare's *Henry V* (1989), reprising his stage role with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Director and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
* Timothée Chalamet in *The King* (2019), a modern adaptation of Shakepeare's plays *Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2* and *Henry V*

## Television

Henry has been portrayed a number of times on television, mainly in versions of Shakespeare's plays. He has been played by:

* Robert Hardy in the BBC series *An Age of Kings* (1960), which contained all the history plays from *Richard II* to *Richard III*
* Lars Lind in *Henrik IV* (1964), a Swedish version of *Henry IV*
* David Gwillim in the BBC Shakespeare versions of both parts of *Henry IV* and *Henry V* (1979)
* Michael Pennington in the BBC series *The Wars of the Roses* (1989), which included all of Shakespeare's history plays performed by the English Shakespeare Company
* Jonathan Firth in a BBC film, *Henry IV* (1995), a version of Shakespeare's plays
* Martin Clunes in the BBC humorous film *The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything* (1999)
* Tom Hiddleston in the BBC's *The Hollow Crown* series of television films including: *Henry IV - Part 1,* *Henry IV - Part 2, and Henry V* (2012).

## Comics

The medieval-set comic strip *The Hammer Man*, (which ran in the British comic *The Victor*) often featured Henry V as the commander of the strip's hero, Chell Puddock.

## Video games

King Henry V is a non-playable character in the video game *Bladestorm: The Hundred Year War*, in which he is a primary backing ally to the renowned Black Prince of England.

## References

1. ↑ Womersley, David (1995). "France in Shakespeare's Henry V" (in en). *Renaissance Studies* **9** (4): 442–459. doi:10.1111/j.1477-4658.1995.tb00328.x. ISSN 1477-4658.
"Shakespeare's 25 greatest characters", *The Telegraph*, 2016-05-18. (in en-GB)
3. ↑ Zipperer, Edward. Shakespeare's Henry IV: Summary & Overview (en).
4. ↑ Kenrick, William (1766). Falstaff's wedding: a comedy: as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. Being a sequel to the second part of the play of King Henry the fourth. Written in imitation of Shakespeare, by W. Kenrick.. L. Davis and C. Reymers; and J. Payne.
5. ↑ McGarry, Daniel D., White, Sarah Harriman, *Historical Fiction Guide: Annotated Chronological, Geographical, and Topical List of Five Thousand Selected Historical Novels.* Scarecrow Press, New York, 1963 (p.79).
6. ↑ Fortune Made His Sword - Report by Gilbert Highet. Book of the Month Club (February 1971). Retrieved on June 16, 2014.
7. ↑ *A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury*, *Publishers Weekly*. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
8. ↑ "Review: "Agincourt" by Bernard Cornwell". (Review by Tamela McCann). Historical Novel Society, February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
9. ↑ French, Esther (23 February 2018). Laurence Olivier- Henry V and Shakespeare on film (en-US).
Palan, Erica. "The Late Movies: Henry V, as Played by...", *Mental Floss*, 9 April 2013.
Brody, Richard. "Orson Welles's Mighty "Chimes at Midnight"", *The New Yorker*, 8 January 2016.
Frost, Caroline. "Kenneth Branagh Makes Oscar History With 5 Nominations In 5 Different Categories", *The Huffington Post UK*, 25 January 2012.
13. ↑ Kenneth Branagh: A Life In Pictures (en) (15 February 2012).
14. ↑ Mitchell, Robert (31 May 2018). Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp Join Timothee Chalamet in Netflix's 'The King' (en).
15. ↑ An Age of Kings released on DVD (4 December 2013).
16. ↑ Henrik IV (1964 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew.
17. ↑ Pilkington, Ace G. (1991). Screening Shakespeare from Richard II to Henry V (en) pp. 92. University of Delaware Press.
18. ↑ Fuller, David (2005). "The Bogdanov Version: The English Shakespeare Company "Wars of the Roses"". *Literature/Film Quarterly* **33** (2): 118–141. JSTOR 43797220.
19. ↑ Bulman, James C. (2010). (en) pp. 89. Cambridge University Press.
20. ↑ Parrill, Sue (2013). The Tudors on Film and Television (en) pp. 157. McFarland.
Lee, Luaine. "Tom Hiddleston had to ‘age backward’ for The Hollow Crown", *Tom Hiddleston had to ‘age backward’ for The Hollow Crown*, 7 October 2013.
22. ↑ Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War (en).