Kutchulidwa koyamba kwa chiwombankhanga, chomwe chiyambi chake sichidziwika bwino, chimapezeka mu 1515 m'mabuku apanyumba a Henry VIII. Kumeneko wotchedwa "Keeper of the Beagles" amalipidwa. Mu 1615, "Little Beagle" inalowa m'malo ofotokozera Gervase Markham za mitundu ikuluikulu ya agalu osaka. Komabe, sizinali mpaka 1890 pomwe Beagle adadziwika kuti ndi agalu osiyana ndi English Kennel Club.
Pansipa mupeza ma tattoo 10 odula kwambiri agalu a Beagle: