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Charles II is famous for his many mistresses, but one would be a real-life Cinderella. Born into a working-class family with no prospects, Nell Gwyn rose fro...
22 kwi 2022 · She became best known for being a mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of...
Her first recorded appearance on-stage was in March 1665, in John Dryden's heroic drama The Indian Emperour, playing Cydaria, daughter of Moctezuma and love interest to Cortez, played by her real-life lover Charles Hart.
Dive into the extravagant and scandalous love story of King Charles II and his captivating mistress, Nell Gwyn. From humble beginnings selling oranges on the...
18 wrz 2023 · Nell became Charles II's mistress. She had haughty Louise de Kerouaille and the dominating, passionate and fading Barbara, Lady Castlemaine, as her rivals. Nell was the only one of Charles' mistresses that the public liked.
27 lis 2022 · From an impoverished childhood to one of the earliest female stage actors in England, Nell Gwynn became committed to the annals of history for her relationship with King Charles II. Megan Crutchley explores the life of this central figure in Restoration London.
7 lis 2018 · Nell Gwyn, who was brought up in a bawdy-house in London, caught the eye of King Charles II and became one of England’s most famous royal mistresses.
