It was a spectacular win for the young English King Henry V on St. Crispin’s Day 1415. And everybody loves to see a win for the underdog, a victory for the common soldier over the well-armed knight.

King Henry V of England had a troubled conscience ... The chroniclers record that as the soldiers stepped onto the field they paused to kneel in prayer for a moment, which sounds like a pious ...

Comedian David Mitchell caused something of a stir at the weekend when he branded Battle of Agincourt victor King Henry V a 'warmonger ... a French army of 36,000 soldiers. But, despite the ...

England’s King Henry brought to the field only 5,000 or 6,000 men, while the French force numbered 20,000-30,000. As Shakespeare’s soldier Exeter ... to haul Henry V through the streets ...

HENRY V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King, by Dan Jones Why read ... be conjured up to accompany to Normandy the soldiers who were risking their lives to liberate ...

Henry V long ago received the Shakespeare treatment. Now, he takes his place as the greatest king to ever sit the Coronation Chair. The Tudors often take center stage these days — witness Hillary ...

At one point in Henry V, the king pretends to be a normal soldier on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt, seeking honest opinions from the troops about his leadership. The experience, as it turned ...

A vintage illustration of King Henry V giving a speech to his army before ... blaming the massacre instead on “wretched” French soldiers whose apparent return to the battlefield prompted ...

a soldier's story' as he frequently reminds us, I knew we were ready to finally finish Henry's story." Six years later, King Henry V finishes his story. The production returns the Henriad to a ...