Introduction (Karen Britland, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and Line Cottegnies, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle, France) -- 1. The Critical Backstory (James D. Mardock, University of Nevada, USA) -- 2. Performance History (Gisèle Venet and Anne-Marie Miller-Blaise, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle, France) -- 3. The State of the Art (Emma Smith, University of Oxford, UK) -- 4. Henry V on Screen (Sarah Hatchuel, Le Havre University, France) -- 5. New Directions: Shakespeare's Henry V and Religion (John Drakakis, University of Stirling, UK) -- 6. New Directions: Making and Remaking the British Kingdoms - Henry V, Then and Now (Christopher Ivic, Bath Spa University, UK) -- 7. New Directions: 'His Bruised Helmet and his Bended Sword' - The Politics of Criminality and Heroism in Henry V (Christine Sukic, University of Reims, France) -- 8. New Directions: Agincourt and After: The Adversary's Perspective (Elizabeth Pentland, York University, Toronto, Canada) -- 9. Learning and Teaching Resources (Gillian Woods, Birkbeck, University of London, UK and Laura Seymour, Bath Spa University, UK).
The events of 'Henry V' follow from 'Henry IV, Part I' and 'II', tracing the development of young Prince Hal into a successful king.
"Henry V (16 September 1386 ? 31 August 1422[1][2]) was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second English...
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The life of the warrior king and the Battle of Agincourt 1415
Henry V is one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays—partly because it brings further news of the downward-spiraling fortunes of some of the beloved scoundrels from Henry IV, and partly because it is so intensely patriotic.
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The book locates Henry's style of kingship in the context of the time, and looks at often neglected other figures who influenced and helped him, such as his father and his uncles, Henry and Thomas Beaufort.