Making History (play)
Making History is a play written by Irish playwright Brian Friel in 1988, premiered at the Guildhall, Derry on 20 September 1988.[1] It focuses on the life of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who led a combined Irish-Spanish alliance against the English during the Nine Years' War. The play is set before and after the Battle of Kinsale. The battle does not directly feature in the play, although it is central to the plot.
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| Written by | Brian Friel |
| Characters | Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone Mabel Bagenal Harry Hoveden Hugh Roe O'Donnell Mary Bagenal Peter Lombard |
| Date premiered | September 20, 1988 |
| Place premiered | Guildhall, Derry |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Irish nationalism, Nine Years' War, historiography |
| Genre | History play |
| Setting | Dungannon, Sperrin Mountains and Rome, 1590s |
The play's other main theme is O'Neill's unexpected third marriage to the much younger, English-born Mabel Bagenal, daughter and sister of two of his most implacable enemies, which the play presents as a genuine though ill-fated love marriage.[2]
Characters
- Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
- Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell
- Harry Hoveden, private secretary to O'Neill
- Peter Lombard, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh
- Mabel Bagenal, third wife of the O'Neill and daughter of Nicholas Bagenal
- Mary Bagenal (later Mary Barnewall), her sister
References
- "PROGRAMME: Making History, by Brian Friel (1988) - Field Day". Field Day. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Peacock, Alan J. The Achievement of Brian Friel Rowman and Littlefield 1993
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