King Harry in the Round
Stephen Cooper admires an article from 1967 that sought to separate historical fact from fiction in Shakespeare’s portrayal of England’s much mythologised warrior king.
Harold F. Hutchinson’s article took a new look at Henry V and sought to explain how Shakespeare had taken liberties with the facts in presenting the king to an Elizabethan audience.
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