List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - H

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• Hal, later King Henry V (sometimes called The Prince of Wales, Prince Henry or just Harry) is a central character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and is the title character of Henry V. He has a closer relationship with Falstaff than with his father (Henry IV), but he eventually ascends the throne, rejects Falstaff, and leads the English to victory at Agincourt.

For Harfleur see Governor of Harfleur.

For Harry see Hotspur, Bolingbroke or Henry.

• Lord Hastings is the prime minister, beheaded on Richard's orders in Richard III.
• Henry:
  • Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV leads a revolt against King Richard in Richard II. He is the title character of Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 which chart the rebellions against him by the Percy faction, and his difficult relationship with his eldest son, Hal.
  • King Henry VI, the title character of Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI, Part 3, is a weak and ineffectual king, and the plays chart the rebellions against him, leading to his overthrow and murder.
  • The Earl of Richmond, later King Henry VII leads the rebellion against the cruel rule of King Richard III in the play of that name, and eventually succeeds him as king.
  • King Henry VIII is the central character of the play Henry VIII, portrayed as a wise and strong ruler.
  • Prince Henry appears towards the end of King John, as successor to the title character.
  • See also Sir Henry Guildford.
• Sir Walter Herbert is a follower of Richmond in Richard III.
• Hotspur or Harry Percy, brave and chivalrous but hot-headed and sometimes comical, is an important foil to Hal, and leader of the rebel forces, in Henry IV, Part 1.
• Hubert is a henchman in King John. He resolves to put out Arthur's eyes, on John's orders, but eventually relents.

For Sir Hugh Mortimer see Mortimer.

For Humphrey see Gloucester.

• The Earl of Huntingdon is a non-speaking follower of the king in Henry V.