Henry V

noun

1. 1086–1125, king of Germany 1106–25 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1111–25 (son of Henry IV).

2. 1387–1422, king of England 1413–22 (son of Henry IV of Bolingbroke).

3. (italics),  a drama (1598–99) by Shakespeare.

Henry V

noun

1. 1081–1125, king of Germany (1089–1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (1111–25)

2. 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22); son of Henry IV. He defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), conquered Normandy (1419), and was recognized as heir to the French throne (1420)

Example Sentences

He shot his Henry V, with no experience of directing movies, when he was only 28 and was nominated for a best director Oscar for it at 29.

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It would have been the sixth Royal Navy vessel to bear the name of the famous victory in 1415, when Henry V's Army defeated the French.

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Henry V of Shakespearean fame, hosted a feast that offered 40 different types of fish, including roast porpoise.

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Finally, Jones got his first off-Broadway role, holding a spear in Shakespeare’s “Henry V.”

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There’s nothing academic about Shakespeare’s handling of this turbulent period of English history after the death of Henry V ratcheted up the bitter power struggle between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

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