Tom Hiddleston as Henry V in The Hollow Crown
O God of battles! steel my soldiers’ hearts;
Possess them not with fear; take from them now
The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers
Pluck their hearts from them. Not to-day, O Lord,
O, not to-day, think not upon the fault
My father made in compassing the crown!
I Richard’s body have interred anew;
And on it have bestow’d more contrite tears
Than from it issued forced drops of blood:
Five hundred poor I have in yearly pay,
Who twice a-day their wither’d hands hold up
Toward heaven, to pardon blood; and I have built
Two chantries, where the sad and solemn priests
Sing still for Richard’s soul. More will I do;
Though all that I can do is nothing worth,
Since that my penitence comes after all,
Imploring pardon.- Henry V (A4,S1)
Release Dates:
On iTunes: HD and SD versions available by individual purchase (4 episodes) - Releases 8/27
DVD - Complete series boxed set - Releases 9/17
On PBS Great Performances:
Richard II - Sept 20
Henry IV Part 1 - Sept 27
Henry IV Part 2 - Oct 4
Henry V - Oct 11