# Henry V

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- Book: [Henry V](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-humphreys/henry-v) ([Henry V.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-humphreys/henry-v.md))
- Authors: [A. Humphreys](https://www.bookquiver.com/a-humphreys), [William Shakespeare](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4193-483-9
- Published: 1980-11-20
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Shakespeare's immutable history of Henry's victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From a wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour. Ironically these qualities are brought to the fore by the realities of war. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V told the British people that with strong leadership, they had little to fear at a time of uncertainty.