Henry IV. Henry v

The historical chronicle of William Shakespeare "King Henry IV" (1597–1598) transfers the reader to the full rebellious passions and bloody conflicts of the political life of England at the beginning of the 15th century. The coming to the power of King Henry IV, the first of the Lancasters dynasty, is marked by the appearance of a whole string of bright, colorful, memorable heroes on the stage of the story of a whole string of history, including the young Prince Harry (future king Henry V), Sir Henry Percy nicknamed Khotsperes (“hot spur”) And, of course, Sir John Falstaff is playing the knight, the greatest of the comic characters created by Shakespeare. Historical events presented in Henry IV find a direct continuation in the Chronicle of Henry V (1598–1599), which depicts the victory of the British over the French in the battle of Azenkur (1415) in the era of the centenary war, won, under the leadership of a new, ideal »King