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Henry V (Annotated)

Author William Shakespeare
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ISBN / ASINB00MO2RTMO
ISBN-13978B00MO2RTM0
Sales Rank1,738,796
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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Summary (differentiated book):
- Original book from 1599
- Book contains detailed biography of author
- Includes photos of the author

Book details:
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.