An Age of Kings — Season 1, Episode 8: Henry V, Part 2: The Band of Brothers

Episode synopsis

Henry V's first public act after his accession was to lay claim to the French throne and to the hand of the French princess. When the Dauphin scornfully rejected these claims, the King and his army embarked at Southampton for France and captured the port of Harfleur. Now, marching inland on the road from Calais, they are confronted by an army that heavily outnumbers their own sick and weary forces. (Covers Act 4—conclusion)

About An Age of Kings

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Richard II, Part 1: The Hollow Crown
• E2Richard II, Part 2: The Desposing of a King
• E3Henry IV, Part 1: Rebellion from the North
• E4Henry IV, Part 2: The Road to Shrewsbury
• E5Henry IV, Part 3: The New Conspiracy
• E6Henry IV, Part 4: Uneasy Lies the Head
• E7Henry V, Part 1: Signs of War
• E9Henry VI, Part 1: The Red Rose and the White
• E10Henry VI, Part 2: The Fall of a Protector
• E11Henry VI, Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
• E12Henry VI, Part 4: The Morning's War
• E13Henry VI, Part 5: The Sun in Splendour