KING HENRY V (1386-1422) XXXL with many details. - stock illustration

Henry V , was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against France made England one of the strongest military powers in Europe. Immortalised in Shakespeare's "Henriad" plays, Henry is known and celebrated as one of the greatest warrior-kings of medieval England. Vintage illustration circa late 19th century, engraved by Sir John Gilbert, and edited by Howard Staunton (1882) to illustrate the work of William Shakespeare. Digital restoration by Pictore.