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 William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, 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 ''Falstaff's Wedding'' (1760 and 1766) is a play by William Kenrick. It is a sequel to Shakespeare's plays '' Henry IV, Part 2'' and ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''. Most of the characters are carried over from the two Shakespeare plays. The play w ...

'' (1760) by William Kenrick, a sequel to '' Henry IV, Part 2''. * Henry appears in '' Simon the Coldheart'' (1925), a novel by

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. * ''Wife to Henry V'' (1957) by

Hilda Lewis Hilda Winifred Lewis (nee Maizels, 1896–1974) was a British writer of historical and children's fiction. Biography She was born Hilda Winifred Maizels in Whitechapel, London in 1896. Her father, Joseph Maizels, was a Jewish jeweler and silv ...

focuses on

Catherine of Valois Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of Charles VI of France, she was married to Henry V of England and gave birth to his heir Henry VI of Englan ...

' relationship with Henry. * ''Royal Sword At Agincourt'' (1971), a novel by Pamela Bennetts, focuses on Henry's relationship with

.Lynda G. Adamson, ''World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults''. Greenwood Publishing Group (pp .163, 165,167, 170) * ''Fortune Made His Sword'' by

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(1971, UK Title ''Cry God For Harry'') is a novel about Henry's career. *

Ellis Peters Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her ''nom de plume'' Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her transla ...

'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 Eleanor Alice Hibbert (née Burford; 1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen ...

both feature Henry as a character. * The novel '' Good King Harry'' (1984) by

Denise Giardina Denise Giardina is an American novelist. Her book '' Storming Heaven'' was a Discovery Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and received the 1987 W. D. Weatherford Award for the best published work about the Appalachian South. '' The Unquiet Ea ...

purports to be Henry's account of his life. * ''

Azincourt Azincourt (), historically known in English as Agincourt ( ), is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is situated north-west of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise on the D71 road between Hesdin and Fruges. The Late Medieval ...

'' (published in the US as ''Agincourt'', 2008) by

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, has its hero receive instructions from Henry.

Film

Henry has been portrayed on screen by: *

Matheson Lang Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 – April 11, 1948) was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays. Biography Lang w ...

in ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Mar ...

'' (1935). * Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare's ''

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1 ...

'' (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

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and won a

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for Olivier, in recognition of "his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing

to the screen". * Dan O'Herlihy in '' The Black Shield of Falworth'' (1954), with

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* Keith Baxter in

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' ''

Chimes at Midnight ''Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight)'' ( Spanish: ''Campanadas a medianoche'') is a 1966 period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The Spanish-Swiss co-production was released in the United States as ''Chimes at Midnight'' an ...

'' (1965), a merger of several Shakespeare plays which focuses on the relationship between young Prince Hal and his mentor, John Falstaff *

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...

in Shakespeare's ''

'' (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

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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 Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Sieg ...

in the BBC series ''An Age of Kings'' (1960), which contained all the history plays from ''Richard II'' to '' Richard III'' *

Lars Lind Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bor ...

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 Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (born 7 June 1943) is a British actor, director and writer. Together with director Michael Bogdanov, he founded the English Shakespeare Company in 1986 and was its Joint Artistic Director until 1992. He has writ ...

in the BBC series ''The Wars of the Roses'' (1989), which included all of Shakespeare's history plays performed by the English Shakespeare Company *

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in a BBC film, ''Henry IV'' (1995), a version of Shakespeare's plays *

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in the BBC humorous film ''The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything'' (1999) *

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in the BBC's ''

The Hollow Crown ''The Hollow Crown'' may refer to: * a passage in Shakespeare's play '' Richard II'' * ''The Hollow Crown'' (anthology), a 1961 work by John Barton * ''The Hollow Crown'' (TV series), a BBC adaptation of Shakespeare plays * '' Hollow Crown'', a 2 ...

'' 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 Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and the heir apparent to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, suc ...

of England. The video game '' Age of Empires II: The Conquerors'' featured Henry V as a

paladin The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) ''chanson de geste'' cycle of the Matter of France, where ...

. Henry is a playable character in the Mobile/PC Game Rise of Kingdoms.

References

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