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Aaron Hill [1723], King Henry the fifth: or, the Conquest of France, By the English. A tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By His Majesty's Servants. By Aaron Hill, Esq (Printed for W. Chetwood... and J. Watts [etc.], London) [word count] [S34000]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Note return to page 1 When Hill's drastically rewritten version of the play was staged at Drury Lane in 1723 it was the only form in which HENRY V had been seen since Shakespeare's own time; it would not be replaced by the original until 1738. Hill's play is largely dominated by the rivalry between a new character, Scroop's niece Harriet (an ex-mistress of the king now assisting her uncle's conspiracy against his life on the eve of Agincourt) and the French princess Catherine.
Aaron Hill [1723], King Henry the fifth: or, the Conquest of France, By the English. A tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, By His Majesty's Servants. By Aaron Hill, Esq (Printed for W. Chetwood... and J. Watts [etc.], London) [word count] [S34000]. |
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