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World Service,30 Aug 1989,13 mins

Henry V as seen by Shakespeare Part 1

Fighting For A Gentle Peace

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A new production of Henry the Fifth by William Shakespeare is assessed by writer Victor Price who looks at it from the point of view of an Elizabethan audience and explains Henry V's place in history.

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