These four plays explored the fortunes of three successive kings of England ... Dan Jones’s “Henry V” gives equal weight to the years before and after the king’s accession at age 26.

King Henry V of England (Sir Kenneth Branagh) is insulted by King Charles VI of France (Paul Scofield). As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young King ...

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones landed near Cairo after becoming the first people to circle the globe by balloon.

Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on ...

Dan Jones What most people know of medieval English King Henry V, if most people know anything at all about him, is ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...