Henry V

Henry V (1387 - 1422) was a human male who lived on Earth during the 14th and 15th centuries. He ruled England as its monarch, or King, from 1413 until his death in 1422. Henry was noted for his military prowess, winning a battle at Agincourt, France in 1415. By 1419 Henry had captured all of Normandy.

Later, the human playwright William Shakespeare wrote a play about Henry V. Like most of Shakespeare's other works, as humans joined the interstellar community other races became aware of the play. The Klingon General Chang had read this play. While he was attacking the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) he taunted Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise by quoting from the various works of Shakespeare over the radio. A couple lines he quoted came from Henry V, specifically "Once more unto the breach, dear friends" and "The game's afoot!" (TOS movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).

In the 24th century, Lt. Commander Data once played Henry in a holodeck reenactment of Act 4, Scene 1. In this scene Henry had disguised himself as a common solider the night before a battle to talk to the regular soldiers, and learn their perceptions on the upcoming battle. Captain Picard witnessed this, and felt that Data was showing improvement. He later commented to Data that unlike Henry that he could not easily disguise himself to talk to his crew during a period of increased tensions with the Romulans. (TNG episode The Defector).