- The crown passed on to Prince Hal (Shakespeare's nickname), Henry V. ... Henry V opens up with the Archbishop remarking on this change... - Henry V is all business. ... " - One of the first things Henry V does is to give a proper burial to Richard II's body. ... - Henry V's major achievement was his conquest of France. ...
King Henry: A Good King William Shakespeare's Henry V is the culmination of the history plays up to that point showing the movement from a weak king, Richard II, to a strong king, Henry V. ... When his father Henry IV dies, he is plunged into kinghood. ... In order to understand the connection that Henry has to some characters in the novel, we have to go back to Henry IV. In Henry IV, King Henry is Prince Hal; a rambunctious youth that hangs out with, Pistol, Nym, and Bardolph, the lowest of common folk and has fun. ... Now in Henry V, Falstaff is deathly ill because "the King has kil...
