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Kings of War merges Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III into one explosive performance about leadership. In successive kings, Shakespeare sketches an image of political leaders, face to face with the ultimate responsibility for life and death in times of war. In an inimitable way, he leads us into the psychology of those in power, but also into the machinations of the rulers around them. Kings of War shows the mechanisms of decision making in times of political crisis, the clash between state interest and lust for power.