The complete play translated into plain English. It's the 15th century and the Archbishop of Canterbury, worried over impending legislation that would effectively rob the Church in England of its power and wealth, convinces Henry V to forego this pursuit in favour of laying claim to France. Armed with a legal technicality, Henry means to take the throne of France by whatever means necessary. The Dauphin's insulting response (sending an ambassador with a gift of tennis balls) convinces Henry that the French will only respond to war. He gathers his army to invade France, but he must also make certain that he leaves enough troops in England to quell any potential rebellions. This leaves him with a relatively small invasion force. Henry must deal with one plot before even crossing the Channel. Lords Cambridge, Scroop and Grey are discovered to be conspiring to assassinate Henry (instigated by the French). Henry makes a very public example of all three, arresting them in person and seeing to their execution.The army then lays siege to Harfleur, capturing it after heavy losses. Henry wants to take his army out of France before the onset of Winter, but the French are certain they can teach the young king a humiliating lesson on the field of battle. This stiffens Henry's resolve and he decides that, if the French want a decisive battle, they'll get it! While in camp, Henry disguises himself as a common soldier and mingles with his troops before the battle. He talks candidly with his men and they with him. The men may be a little wary of their king, but their willingness to fight the French army is undaunted. Next day at Agincourt, Henry makes the stirring St. Crispin's Day speech, knowing his army is outnumbered five to one. But, aided by the longbows of his archers, Henry wins the day.The French sue for peace, which Henry grants on his own terms. These terms are spelled out in the Treaty of Troyes - Henry will marry Princess Katharine of France and will be named as heir to the French throne. England and France will thus be united in peace.

 

This book was recognised in the Graphic Novel - Drama category by the Independent Publisher Book Award.

There are 144 pages in this book. This is a comic book. This book was published 2007 by Classical Comics .

Neill Cameron is the author/illustrator of How to Make Awesome Comics, and co-writer/illustrator of Pirates of Pangaea. He lives in Oxford. Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Anthony Horowitz is one of the most popular contemporary children's writers, and his Alex Rider series is enjoyed by millions of readers worldwide. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed Diamond Brothers detective stories, as well as the bestselling The Power of Five books. Anthony has won many major awards, including the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award, the Children's Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards and the Red House Children's Book Award. He also writes extensively for TV, with programmes including Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders and most recently Collision. Anthony lives in East London. Tony Lee is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of graphic novels. His titles include Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Superboy, Spider Man and Doctor Who. Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood and Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur published by Walker Books have both been shortlisted for the YALSA Books for Teens award. Tony also writes audio plays, film and TV scripts and lectures across the UK on reluctant reading. Nigel Dobbyn has worked in comics and illustration for over twenty years, drawing Strontium Dogs and Red Razors for 2000AD, Knuckles for Sonic the Comic, writing and drawing Billy the Cat for The Beano and working on many other titles from Spiderman and Friends to Gogos Crazy Bones.

This book has the following chapters: P3 Contents P4 Characters P6 Synopsis P7 Henry V P136 About Shakespeare P137 About Henry V P138 The Battle of Agincourt P140 Page Creation P142 Shakespeare Around the Globe