by vm_admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
In our on-going analysis of William Shakespeare’s Henry V history play, we come again to the 1979 TV production starring David Gwillim. There’s a fascinating spot-the-difference game to be played between different versions of Henry V. In the act of script editing, the...
by vm_admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorised
The town of Bishop’s Waltham recently celebrated the 600th anniversary of Henry V’s visit in July 1415. Henry V began to assemble and prepare his army in Hampshire before setting sail for France in August, and he is known to have stayed at the Palace at...
by vm_admin | Jul 30, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
As we continue our journey through the cultural legacy of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, we come once again to the 1979 TV film produced by the BBC… In my last blog I looked at how this televised version introduced King Henry as a glamorous but somewhat out-of-place...
by vm_admin | Jul 21, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
History is being brought to life in an exciting new augmented reality exhibition commemorating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. Using the latest in digital technology, Road To Agincourt – An Augmented Reality Exhibition tells the story of Henry V’s...
by vm_admin | Jul 16, 2015 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Henry V spends his time in a series of late medieval castles and palaces in Hampshire. The period between the 14th and 15th century is seen as a period of transition in building style. Buildings constructed in this period are seen to form a type between the austere...
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