# An Axe to the Head: The Key to Henry V's Success

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Helen Castor
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/axe-head-key-henry-v-success)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The British credit Henry V with tactical and strategic nous, but does his success owe more to a brutal political assassination that split the French nation? Dr Helen Castor examines this in this short clip.

## Lectures

1. [An Axe to the Head: The Key to Henry V's Success](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/axe-head-key-henry-v-success/b06eefbff935) (YouTube)