Henry Bagenal was born in England, the eldest son of Staffordshire soldier Nicholas Bagenal and his Welsh wife Eleanor Griffith, daughter of Sir Edward Griffith of Penrhyn.
10 Facts About Henry Bagenal
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Henry Bagenal probably matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford when he was 16, but left without taking a degree in order to join his father Sir Nicholas who was then marshal of the army in Ireland.
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In 1584, Henry Bagenal was colonel of the garrison at Carrickfergus when 1,300 of Sorley Boy MacDonnell's Scots landed on Rathlin Island.
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Henry Bagenal attacked but was ambushed at Glenarm and had to retreat.
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Henry Bagenal sought measures to weaken Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, an enhancement of the role of the marshal, and a presidency in Ulster with a shire hall and jail to dispense royal justice.
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Henry Bagenal's claims were proven correct by the testimony from captured woman Joan Kelly, who was present at the confederate camps.
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Henry Bagenal's forces were attacked by O'Neill and sustained heavy losses.
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Henry Bagenal was forced to withdraw to Newry and had to be resupplied by sea as O'Neill had blocked the Moyry Pass.
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The senior Bagenal line died out in 1712 with the death of Henry's grandson Nicholas Bagenal; the junior but better-known branch in Carlow, who founded Bagenalstown, survived longer.
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Henry Bagenal himself is mentioned often but does not appear on stage.