#Henry v

[theabigailthorn]

I’m very scared as an American right now. Do you have any advice that might make me feel hopeful for the future?

I can give you the best hope and encouragement speech anyone ever wrote:

If we are mark’d to die, we are enough To do our country loss; and if to live, The fewer men, the greater share of honour. God’s will! I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost; It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires: But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England: God’s peace! I would not lose so great an honour As one man more, methinks, would share from me For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more! Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host, That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart; his passport shall be made And crowns for convoy put into his purse: We would not die in that man’s company That fears his fellowship to die with us. This day is called the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’ Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars. And say ‘These wounds I had on Crispin’s day.’ Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, But he’ll remember with advantages What feats he did that day: then shall our names. Familiar in his mouth as household words Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester, Be in their flowing cups freshly remember’d. This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember’d; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day!

[britneyshakespeare]

I'm curious about people's levels of familiarity; I intend no judgment or elitism and it's absolutely fine not to be a completionist, btw. I didn't think I would've intended to have read them all at age 25; it just sort of happened that after I passed the halfway point in the middle of 2023, I came out of a reading slump and was motivated to finish. Fwiw I consider myself a hobbyist (I am not involved in academia or professional theater) but I realize that that label is usually attributed to people with less experience.

I also have always loved seeing other bloggers' Shakespeare polls where they put certain plays or characters up against each other, but I'm often left wondering if it's really a 'fair' fight all the time if you're putting up something like Hamlet or Twelfth Night against one of the more obscure works, like the Winter's Tale. It's not a grave affront to vote in those polls if you don't know every play, but I am curious about it.

Please reblog for exposure if you vote; I would appreciate it a lot. Also feel free to elaborate on your own Shakespeare journey in tags, comments, reblogs, because I love to hear about other people's personal relationships to literature.

[une-sanz-pluis]

Hilarious that one of the two sources we have for Henry V's post-coronation celibacy is the guy in this headline:

and what he actually says is that, to his knowledge, Henry had no carnal knowledge of women since his coronation.

[orlaite]

RENÈE ASHERSON as Princess Katherine HENRY V 1944 | dir. Laurence Olivier

[aq2003]

grabbed all of the ebook versions of the folger shakespeare library's annotated versions of shakespeare's plays (+sonnets and poems) and put them all in one place in case anyone is interested

[perioddramasource]

TOM HIDDLESTON as HENRY V THE HOLLOW CROWN: Henry V Dir. Thea Sharrock

[probablericardian]

[lokidbadguy]

someone fancasting young tywin with tom hiddleston and i ran with it

[bpenn]

They're the perfect loving royal family, so adoring.

[vhagar-balerion-meraxes]

Henry V The Hollow Crown

[eve-to-adam]

I had a moment of enthusiasm and it shows.

Henry V x Catherine of Valois sketches.

[aneurins-barnard]

TOM HIDDLESTON as PRINCE HAL & DAVID DAWSON as POINS THE HOLLOW CROWN: Henry IV Part II | For @kingslionheart & @bouncehousedemons

[dreamconsumer]

Henry, Prince of Wales (future king Henry V). By Herbert Norris.

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This lovely crown was most likely made for Henry V in 1989, where it was was worn by Emma Thompson as Princess Katherine de Valois.

In 1992, it was used in Carry On Columbus by Holly Aird as Maria, though it is hard to clearly distinguish it with the additional adornment that it is worn with. 

It appeared a third time in the 1998 film Ever After, worn by Drew Barrymore as Danielle de Barbarac.

It has since been sold through Propstore, which described the piece as follows:

This crown is made from a metal band with repeating fleur-de- lis style pieces, all of which have been covered in a light brown fabric. The interior of the band is lined with a suede-like fabric for comfort purposes and the inside of the floral pieces has been finished in a metallic faux-gold. The exterior of the crown is heavily decorated with faux-gold trimmings, metallic floral shaped beads, faux-pearls and pink coloured beads, matching her elaborate pink gown. Two small clips have been attached either side allowing the crown to be securely attached to the actresses’ head and a small label reading “F” is located on the inside of the crown, indicating the side that should be worn at the front of the head.

The metallic faux-gold has worn away on the inside of some of the fleur-de-lis pieces and wear to the finish of some of the decoration. However, in spite of this wear, the crown remains in very good condition and is a beautifully ornate piece.

[orlaite]

HENRY V 1944 | dir. Laurence Olivier

[chiropteracupola]

there's no rule saying you can't turn medieval kings into magical girls.