歷史上的亨利五世(1387-1422)是深受當時英國人民愛戴的一代雄主。15世紀內戰頻繁的英國,在他的治下(1413-1422)曾經得到暫時的統一與安寧,而且揚威海外。他領導英軍在阿金庫爾一役大敗法軍,為了政治利益,與法國公主卡莎琳結婚,而成為英法兩國之王。
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Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in 1599. It is based on the life of King Henry V of England, and focuses on events immediately before and after the
Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. The play is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, part 1 and Henry IV, part 2. The original audiences would thus
have already been familiar with the title character, who was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild, undisciplined lad known as "Prince Hal." In Henry V, the young prince has become a mature
man and embarks on an attempted conquest of France.