King Henry V: The Ideal Christian King

The Play King Henry V was set in England in the early fifteenth century. King Henry IV has died, and his son, the young King Henry V, has just assumed the throne. Henry lays claim to certain parts of France, based on his distant roots in the French royal family and on a very technical interpretation of ancient land laws. When the young prince, or Dauphin, of France sends Henry an insulting message in response to these claims, Henry decides to invade France. The climax of this war comes at the famous Battle of Agincourt, at which the English are outnumbered by the French five to one. The night before the battle, King Henry disguises himself as a common soldier and talks to many of the soldiers in his camp. Sometime later, peace negotiations are finally worked out: Henry will marry Catherine, the daughter of the French king. Henry’s son will be the king of France, and the marriage will unite the two kingdoms. One question that comes to mind as your reading this play is, do they portray King Henry as the ideal Christian king?
He is fair, loving, Courageous and willing to give God the glory as well as many others. Does King Henry V fit this? In the opening scenes, he is characterized as being troubled over the religious rightness of his claim to the French lands and the French crown. He relies heavily on the advice of the Archbishop, with the idea that his conscience will be clear. Even from the begging of the play Shakespeare is setting the tone to portray Henry as a Christian king. Throughout the play Henry V's religious nature is constantly emphasized, and after the crucial Battle of Agincourt he is the first to give all the credit of the victory to God. At his triumphant return to London we see that he is frightened that too many people will praise him and not give full credit to God. So coming back to the question whether or not King Henry was portrayed as the ideal Christian king I believed that Shakespeare