Cultural depictions of Henry V of England explained

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.^[1]
• 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".^{[2] [3]}
• He appears in Falstaff's Wedding (1760) by William Kenrick, a sequel to Henry IV, Part 2.^[4]
• Henry appears in Simon the Coldheart (1925), a novel by Georgette Heyer.^[5]
• Wife to Henry V (1957) by Hilda Lewis focuses on Catherine of Valois' relationship with Henry.^[6]
• Royal Sword At Agincourt (1971), a novel by Pamela Bennetts, focuses on Henry's relationship with Catherine of Valois.^[7]
• Fortune Made His Sword by Martha Rofheart (1971, UK Title Cry God For Harry) is a novel about Henry's career.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• 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.^[10]

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".^[11]
• Dan O'Herlihy in The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), with Tony Curtis^[12]
• 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^[13]
• 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^{[14] [15]}
• Timothée Chalamet in The King (2019), a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V^[16]

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^[17]
• Lars Lind in Henrik IV (1964), a Swedish version of Henry IV^[18]
• David Gwillim in the BBC Shakespeare versions of both parts of Henry IV and Henry V (1979)^[19]
• 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^[20]
• Jonathan Firth in a BBC film, Henry IV (1995), a version of Shakespeare's plays^[21]
• Martin Clunes in the BBC humorous film The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)^[22]
• 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).^[23]

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.^[24]

Video games

King Henry V is a non-playable character in the video game , in which he is a primary backing ally to the renowned Black Prince of England.^[25]

The video game featured Henry V as a paladin.

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

Notes and References

1. Womersley. David. 1995. France in Shakespeare's Henry V. Renaissance Studies. en. 9. 4. 442–459. 10.1111/j.1477-4658.1995.tb00328.x. 1477-4658.
2. News: Shakespeare's 25 greatest characters. 2016-05-18. The Telegraph. 2019-01-10. en-GB. 0307-1235.
3. Web site: Shakespeare's Henry IV: Summary & Overview. Zipperer. Edward. Study.com. en. 2019-01-10.
4. Book: Kenrick, William. 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. 1766. London.
5. Ramsdellm Krustin. Happily Ever After: A Guide to Reading Interests in Romance Fiction.Libraries Unlimited, 1987. (p.108)
6. 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).
7. Lynda G. Adamson, World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults. Greenwood Publishing Group (pp .163, 165,167, 170)
8. Web site: Highet. Gilbert. Fortune Made His Sword - Report by Gilbert Highet. archive.org. Book of the Month Club. June 16, 2014. February 1971.
9. https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7472-3366-4 A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
10. https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/agincourt/ "Review: "Agincourt" by Bernard Cornwell"
11. Web site: Laurence Olivier- Henry V and Shakespeare on film. French. Esther. 23 February 2018. Shakespeare & Beyond. en-US. 2019-01-10.
12. News: The Late Movies: Henry V, as Played by.... Palan. Erica. 9 April 2013. Mental Floss. 10 January 2019.
13. Orson Welles's Mighty "Chimes at Midnight". Brody. Richard. 8 January 2016. The New Yorker. 10 January 2019.
14. News: Kenneth Branagh Makes Oscar History With 5 Nominations In 5 Different Categories. Frost. Caroline. 25 January 2012. The Huffington Post UK. 10 January 2019.
15. Web site: Kenneth Branagh: A Life In Pictures. 15 February 2012. www.bafta.org. en. 2019-01-10.
16. Web site: Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp Join Timothee Chalamet in Netflix's 'The King'. Mitchell. Robert. 31 May 2018. Variety. en. 2019-01-10.
17. Web site: An Age of Kings released on DVD. 4 December 2013. British Universities Film & Video Council. 2019-01-10.
18. Web site: Henrik IV (1964 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew. imdb. 10 January 2019.
19. Book: Pilkington, Ace G.. Screening Shakespeare from Richard II to Henry V. University of Delaware Press. 1991. 9780874134124. Newak, London and Toronto. 92. en.
20. Fuller. David. 2005. The Bogdanov Version: The English Shakespeare Company "Wars of the Roses". Literature/Film Quarterly. 33. 2. 118–141. 43797220.
21. Book: Bulman, James C.. https://books.google.com/books?id=x8oiGg0z1LsC&q=Jonathan+Firth+henry+V&pg=PA89. Shakespeare Survey: Volume 63, Shakespeare's English Histories and Their Afterlives. Cambridge University Press. 2010. 9780521769150. Holland. Peter. Cambridge. 89. en. Performing the Conflated Text of Henry IV: The Fortunes of Part Two.
22. Book: The Tudors on Film and Television. Parrill. Sue. Robison. William B.. McFarland. 2013. 9780786458912. Jefferson, NC & London, UK. 157. en.
23. News: Tom Hiddleston had to 'age backward' for The Hollow Crown. Lee. Luaine. 7 October 2013. 10 January 2019.
24. Sabin, Roger, Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels.London : Phaidon Press, 2014. (p. 49, 131)
25. Web site: Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War. Codex Gamicus. en. 2019-01-10.