Top 10 Things The King Got Factually Right & Wrong

If you’re looking for a history lesson, keep in mind there are some facts The King got right and wrong. For this list, we’re taking a look at the historical accuracy behind this Netflix drama about Henry V of England. How much is history, how much is Shakespeare, how much is Hollywood? MsMojo ranks the facts The King got right and wrong. Are there any other details The King got right or wrong? Let us know in the comments!

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[OmahaRiverDonkey]

Great movie. I thought it was ironic that a French/American actor played Henry V and an English actor played the Dauphin of France.

[fercastv]

You can say that the movie is slow BUT Timmy was really good and the photography is actually amazing

[matthewtang]

11th thing the King got factually wrong: Thomas (younger brother of Henry) is actually Tommen Baratheon

[moviegurl]

Its based on works from Shakespeare, like many of his works mixed with fiction and fact. I really enjoyed this movie for what it was...I'm a sucker for a period piece

[stefg]

Can we just appreciate how Pattinson, pretended perfectly to be a French, speaking English?

[littlelaur]

I can believe people think spoiler alerts are necessary for plays over 500 years old.

[shutup]

Cersei would never let tommen wear an armour. Never. Ever.

[ChillaxPlay]

as a fan of historical battles, when she said the english only had 5000 while the french had 30, 000-100, 000 hurt my head. That statement is false in every account

[PrimalStrength]

This is basically a movie on the play by Shakespeare with some hollywood added in. It wasn't meant to be historically accurate, though there are many accurate parts in it. It was a great movie overall. I was impressed.

[lelouche]

Ultimately, the movie remembers Armor was meant to protect you. Whenever they fight using armor, they grappled and attacked the places realistically were attacked. The pits, and neck. The most exposed places. Then there's half wording and using pole arms to fight armored opponents. The fights were my favorite part.

[giantsk]

Not really historically accurate at all. However the movie and acting themselves are great.

[georgeprchal]

Pattinson definitely has the inside to play the French Garrison in whatever hypothetical remake of Monty Python and the Holy Grail they come up with.

[estefaniac]

So this movie is pretty much just fiction with characters that existed in real life

[cobbsta]

It's not a history lesson, just a really good movie

[jediavatarpotter]

I'm surprised NO ONE noticed that they gave Timmy a scar on his cheek like how Henry V had. They didn't even mention it in the movie which kind of bugs because they put the effort into having it there.

[garysmith]

Despite the historical inaccuracies I really enjoyed this film.

[GorinRedspear]

Most importantly in any depiction of Henry IV: he was horribly scarred in his face. He took an arrow to the kne..., I mean, face at the battle of Shrewsbury. His physician had to develop some sort of screwdiver and pliers in one to extract the arrowhead embedded in his skull next to his nose. It went in as a needle, then a screw was wound expanding the tip to catch the arrowhead.
It left such a scar he never wanted to be depicted from that side or face forward...

[sdfsdfdsfsdf]

Robert Pattinson owned the screen for his scenes. Can’t wait to see him as a Bond villain !

[aidan]

Did she just say the French had between troops at Azincourt ?? Like I know the French outnumbered the English with most estimates being around 30000 but that figure seems ridiculous! I can't think of any examples back in this time period where an army so big could be assembled. That's some Napoleonic era figures !

[keithday]

What they got Factually Right. His name was Henry. That was about it