Making History (play)
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Sperrin Mountains and Rome , 1590s |
Making History is a
Battle of Kinsale
. The battle does not directly feature in the play, although it is central to the plot.
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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