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====Historical Assessment====

The movie is largely based on <i>Henry V</i> and Part 1 and 2 of <i>Henry IV</i> by Shakespeare, which means that it takes a lot of liberties in how it interpreted historical events. In fact, many characters and events, while historical, did not occur or result in how they are portrayed. For one, Thomas was never heir to the throne, as far as we know, and he died long after Henry IV died. He also died fighting the Scots at the Battle of Baugé in France. Henry Percy is killed in a rebellion against the Henry IV, but at the Battle of Shrewsbury rather than in combat with Henry V, although it is unsure who killed him. Henry V was also very much interested in war with France early on, although he may have seen this as a way to unite his own kingdom. Falstaff is a made up character and Henry V, rather than being somewhat irresponsible in his youth, was actually very active in his father's affairs from an early age. Already during the reign of his father, Henry was leading many of the battles against rebellions that occurred and thus was an experienced warrior before he became king. Henry V did fall out for a while with his father, but soon much of the kingdom rallied around Henry V after his father died. Additionally, William Gascoigne resigned soon after Henry V became king. He, in fact, had little influence on the king and events surrounding the war in France.<ref>See: Allmand (1997) for further detail on key events during Henry V's reign</ref>