Cultural depictions of Henry V of England

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Henry V of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times.

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Literature

Film

Henry has been portrayed on screen by:

Television

Henry has been portrayed a number of times on television, mainly in versions of Shakespeare's plays. He has been played by:

Comics

The medieval-set comic strip The Hammer Man, (which ran in the British comic The Victor ) often featured Henry V as the commander of the strip's hero, Chell Puddock. [24]

Video games

King Henry V is a non-playable character in the video game Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War , in which he is a primary backing ally to the renowned Black Prince of England. [25]

The video game Age of Empires II: The Conquerors featured Henry V as a paladin.

Henry is a playable character in the Mobile/PC Game Rise of Kingdoms.

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