Henry V

...us with a surprisingly jaundiced portrait of Shakespeare's hero-king. Mortimer's Henry V is a dour man who dislikes frivolity and shuns the company of women. Mortimer calls him a "militant Catholic fundamentalist", who believes his...

In this article: Ian Mortimer, Henry IV, Catholic Church, Edward III, and God

...GMT 21 Nov 2009 Kevin Percy, a former Olympic hockey player, who claims his ancestors include Harry "Hotspur" Percy who was immortalised in Shakespeare's Henry V, claims that he is the rightful heir to the estate. He has written to the...

In this article: Northumberland, Anne Boleyn, Henry Percy, Hogwarts School, London College, and New Zealand

...where Saturday's fund-raiser will take place. "We few,'' calls Snoeyenbos, rallying her troops like Shakespeare's Henry V before the battle of Agincourt, "we happy few, we band of brothers! '' Wearing a black outfit with an iridescent...

In this article: Duxbury, Duxbury High School, and Battle of Agincourt

...+ Leisure) -- On a recent afternoon along Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, young aspiring actors recited passages from Shakespeare's Henry V as jugglers, break-dancers, and blowers of didgeridoos displayed their skills nearby, creating a...

In this article: Burlington, Vermont, Tar Heels, University of Colorado, Oxford, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Boulder, Colorado, University of Vermont, and William Shakespeare

...took place in a muddy French field on St. Crispin's Day in 1415. According to legend - fueled largely by Shakespeare's tub-thumping "Henry V" - around 10,000 tired and dispirited English soldiers fought 50,000 French troops on that field, and,...

In this article: St. Crispin's Day, William Shakespeare, Huzzah!, Bulldog, Battle of Agincourt, and France

...of Stone," "We Were Soldiers." But "The Messenger" is the first to get at what Shakespeare had Henry V say, about men "who hold their manhoods cheap" when in the presence of others' war experience and sacrifice. And it's an unblinking look...

In this article: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger, Jena Malone, Samantha Morton, Ben Foster, 3:10 To Yuma, and Oscar

...AM on 26th October 2009 Shakespeare would never have countenanced it: Henry V did not achieve the greatest against-the-odds victory in military history at the Battle of Agincourt, according to new research. Instead of being outnumbered...

In this article: William Shakespeare, Tax, Battle of Agincourt, University of Lille, St Crispin's Day, U.S. Military Academy, and Dysentery

...announces '10 season The fourth season of the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will feature Henry V and William Shakespeare's first play, Comedy of Errors, the University of Central Arkansas announced Monday. Subscribers must LOG-IN to...

In this article: William Shakespeare, All rights reserved, Comedy of Errors, University of Central Arkansas, and Associated Press

...let him know what you think. Emmy award winner Kenneth Branagh, the man who redefined Shakespeare for a whole new generation with Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet, brings the Bard's most delightful comedy to sensational life! ...

In this article: William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Touchstone, Emmy Award, and Kenneth Branagh