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Plot question (spoilers)


Why did Henry behead the two men about midway through the film? Were they conspiring with France? One of them was his cousin. It was not clear to me.

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Some "supposed" French agents, probably hired by henric's advisor that he kills at the end of the movie, approach them and instead of going to the king like you are supposed to, they withheld the information and talk to the advisor(the one who hired the agents in the firstplsce), who then proceeds to tell the king about the whole deal.
Their refusal to tell king henric make them look that they where plotting with the French king( that could still have been their intention all along in the context of the movie) and henric beheads them.

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Thank you sir. It seems Henry V will have adviser trust issues until the end of his reign. His greatest asset was Sir John but he lost him in the battle. I'm definitely interested in learning what happens to H post Agincourt.

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