Top 10 Things The King Got Factually Right & Wrong

how much is history how much is Shakespeare how much is Hollywood welcome to Ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 facts the King got right and wrong for this list we're taking a look at the historical accuracy behind this Netflix drama about Henry v of England in addition to delving into the film's plot will also be touching upon William Shakespeare's Henry at plays that inspired this adaptation so spoilers on both fronts number 10 Henry the fifths relationship with his father could be difficult right my son come in from the very beginning it's established that Henry Prince of Wales or Hal as some call him has a strenuous relationship with his father King Henry the fourth of England there is a bounty of bad blood between the two and Shakespeare's works as well while neither the film nor Shakespeare got every detail about their dynamic right it is widely believed by most historians that Prince Hal and Henry the fourth did not always get along the two shared different outlooks on various political matters which became more apparent than ever in the final years of Henry the fourths reign as his father's health deteriorated Hal began to enforce his own ideals what they disagreed about is where the king starts to take creative liberties if you suffer the indignity of serving me and we would suddenly server viable but no now he'll be watched over vinyl together different King number nine there was debate about who would succeed Henry the fourth wrong the time has come for us to consider the issue of my succession despite not seeing eye to eye on certain policies history suggests then Henry the fourth and how loved each other nonetheless this is not represented through the king however in the film Henry the fourth is so disappointed and distant with his eldest son that he tells him early on that his youngest brother Thomas of Lancaster will instead be a successor I will assume that this news comes as neither surprise no disappointment in reality Henry the fourth did discharge Hal from Council in November 14 11 and replaced him with Thomas who was believed to be his favorite son even then though Hal remained first in line to inherit the throne followed by Thomas in the event of his older brother's demise since they were actually quite close it's also doubtful that Hal was so cold towards his father on his deathbed you feel this cool number 8 henry v wanted peace and his father wanted war wrong you do not know war Thomas I do know war you know he's been recruited to our father's madness as mentioned before Hal and Henry the fourth had some political differences but they are completely backwards in the king the film depicts Henry the fourth as a stern figure who's prone to force while Hal would rather find a more peaceful alternative why are you here I'm not allow this havoc to transpire come see it stopped this is my battle fire my way there will be no battle how we'll do whatever it takes to prevent an all-out battle from breaking out but is still ready to lead his forces into war if there's no other option by consulting a history book you'll find that it was really the other way around between the two Henry the fourth was seen as the Peacekeeper while Hal strongly pushed for war with France this is Sasson you send can be taken as nothing other an infant act of war with this pure intention I say that it be known plainly and that you desist from this timorous live in which you presently engage if it be war you seek send the full weight of your army how ultimately got his way not long after his father died and he was crowned henry v of england ready than men to move wasting time number seven thomas of Lancaster's death wrong ready for the day the king suggests there was a sibling rivalry between hal and thomas the younger of whom is infuriated when his big brother steals his glory on the battlefield thomas is killed while fighting in wales it brother was killed in Wales and Hal is appointed the next king while Thomas did die in battle he wasn't a teenager but rather a 33 year old man no his death didn't take place in Wales but in a shoe France at the Battle of bojay Thomas was also still alive when his brother inherited the crown this is what will be spoken of tomorrow Thomas even took part in several battles against the French under Henry the fifth rule including the siege of calm and the seizure for the one well he never became king Thomas was given the title of Duke of Clarence in 1412 number 6 henry v was a reckless rebel wrong one of the reasons Henry the fourth deems how unworthy of the throne in this movie is due to his rebellious nature a new chapter of my life has begun this Prince I spent my days drinking [Applause] now I find myself the king when Hal isn't butting heads with his dad he's drinking and goofing off with his subjects after Henry the fourth dies the prodigal Prince steps up and accepts more responsibility while this remains faithful to Shakespeare's portrayal many historians would debate the notion that Henry v was a party animal the film's version of Hal feels like a frat guy who spends less time in class and more time sleeping in after a bender visit with your father in real life much of Hal's teenage years were spent fighting for and alongside his father even by age 16 he was participating in his first major battle at Shrewsbury number 5 Hal married Catherine of Valois right following the film's climactic battle King Charles the sixth of France and Henry the fifth come to a peaceful resolution as part of England's newfound union with France Palace to Wed Charles the sixth daughter Catherine of Valois in marriage it is most indicating indeed Hal and Catherine were married on June 2nd 1420 of course a few details about their relationship have been omitted and tweaked for example Hal actually thought about marrying Katherine much earlier but Charles the sixth would not comply with his demands over territory and two million crowns whereas the film implies they were married shortly after the Battle of Agincourt their union really took place five years down the line it isn't this wasn't exactly happily ever after either as Hal died two years later never meeting their son and read the six number for the da foz devious demeanor and downfall wrong most would agree that the most entertaining part of the film is Robert Pattinson as the default also known as Louis Duke of Gayane little victory Pattinson plays Charles the sixth son almost like a cheeky James Bond villain but what's this true to the real-life figure yeah probably not in the king and Shakespeare's play Henry the fifth Louie mockingly sends Hal a tennis ball as a coronation gift although there's no concrete evidence backing this up I have not come to offer you surrender in any case it's not like the dofus served first as England's House of Plantagenet in France's House of Valois were already engaged in the Hundred Years War also the Delft fog didn't die at the Battle of Agincourt he wasn't even present at the battle most likely dying of dysentery that same year please speak English I enjoy to speak English simple number three Henry vs. Henry wrong not wanting to see multiple people give their lives hell presents Henry Hotspur Percy with a proposition if the rebel can't deliver the following message to Percy Hotspur to him the Prince Henry challenges him to settle today school night on man he and I we will fight in our armies cases yes my not the two of them engage in a sword fight one-on-one I will fight him and I will defeat him he'll ultimately emerges victorious thanks to his dagger single-handedly putting an end to Hotspurs rebellion if this sounds like something out of a game of thrones episode that's cuz no such duel took place in real life Hotspur actually died at the Battle of Shrewsbury well there's been some debate over how exactly Hotspur met his end it's generally believed that an arrow to the face did him in weirdly enough henry v was present at that same battle where he was also shot in the face with an arrow nearly killing him number two Sir John Falstaff wrong one of the most prominent characters in the film not to mention Shakespeare's plays is Sir John Falstaff never stop talk you know whereas Falstaff is a chubby comedic character in the Shakespearean universe here he solemnly played by the hunky joel edgerton the king depicts the knight as house close friend and champion who dies in glorious battle in Henry 'add Falstaff is rejected by Hal after becoming King and unceremoniously dies later on so which version is more accurate to the real-life Falstaff neither because John Falstaff did not exist although Falstaff isn't real Shakespeare initially intended to name the character John old Castle an actual friend of Henry the fifth when one of old castles descendants complained though Shakespeare changed the name to Falstaff and the rest is history well historical fiction we need a front line to draw them in cannot be you the idea was mine some must lead the first push to sell it well I meant have been assembled and I cannot say new Constance send them out there to realize my speculative dribble without getting muddy alongside them before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Henry the fifth one the Battle of Agincourt right let us make famous that field out there this little village devising car it only makes sense that a movie entitled the king would build to an epic final battle despite being vastly outnumbered at the Battle of Agincourt how leads his English forces to victory triumphing over the French army I've only ever hoped for one thing to see this kingdom united under this English crowd while the Hundred Years War was still far from over the English did win this particular battle Henry really had a disadvantage with only about 5,000 men on his side the French meanwhile had somewhere between 30,000 and 100,000 soldiers rain had left the ground soggy however causing the French to stumble into battle it didn't help that the French wore such heavy armor at the end of the day the english's longbow arrows and henry v leadership left the french with mud literally on their faces [Applause] do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from MS mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 12min 31sec (751 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 05 2019