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 (Sir Kenneth Branagh) is insulted by King Charles VI of France (Paul Scofield). As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young King ...
Henry V - A Soldier's Tale ... us echoes of Henry’s famously rousing St Crispin’s Day Speech before the Battle of Agincourt. Pistol comes across as a lovable rogue, but there is a real ...
Dan Jones What most people know of medieval English King Henry V, if most people know anything at all about him, is ...
Visiting Azincourt – known to the English as Agincourt – helped shape Potts’ thinking as she prepares to stage Shakespeare’s famous depiction of the battle, in Henry V, next month.