THE KINGS

al plays known as The Henriad, which portrayed the real British monarchs of the 15th century.[2] While a few changes had to be made to the movie to consolida

cut with shaved sides was, in fact, a popular haircut amongst men who were paying homage to monks an

sed King Henry V’s army to become weak and outnumbered by the French army. Surprisingly, the English did win the battle as a direct result of King Henry’s organized leadership as opposed to the scattered leadership from the French side.[4] As stated by TIME magazine, T

on’s character displayed great knowledge and sacrifice which ultimately led the English to victory as portrayed in his emotional death scene in which Falstaff sacrifices himself. Another accurately portrayed character in the film can be observed through France’s Lady Catherine played by Lily-Rose Depp. In England with

s. Correspondingly, he can be seen disapproving the idea of the English fighting France and wanting to go to Jerusalem

his men to kill the prisoners anyway. In reality, after the actual Battle of Agincourt, Henry V allowed high-ranking prisoners to live.[9] Perhaps one of the most notable and well-played accuracies portrayed in the movie was the plot in which viewers were led to believe that Hal never anticipated becoming king nor acted like one. His