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Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne) was an English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage, she became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England (c. April 1668 – 6 February 1685).
Nell Gwyn (born Feb. 2, 1650, London, Eng.—died Nov. 14, 1687, London) was an English actress and mistress of Charles II, whose frank recklessness, generosity, invariable good temper, ready wit, infectious high spirits, and amazing indiscretions appealed irresistibly to a generation that welcomed in her the living antithesis of Puritanism.
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Nell Gwyn (Gwynne) ‘Pretty, witty Nell’ was perhaps the best known and remembered mistress of King Charles II…. “Pray good people be civil, I am the Protestant whore” was Nell Gwyn’s cheeky retort to the masses pushing around her coach in the mistaken belief that it was that of the Duchess of Portsmouth, the Catholic Louise de ...
Mar 6, 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Nell Gwyn, a former orange seller who became a famous actress and the lover of King Charles II. Discover how she rose from rags to riches and back again, and how she embodied the spirit of the Restoration era.
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Learn about the life of Nell Gwynne, a poor orphan who rose to fame as a comic actress and the lover of King Charles II. Discover how she became a royal favourite, a mother of two, and a symbol of the Restoration era.
Dec 21, 2005 · Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendent of Charles II –- and one of history's most famous mistresses, Nell Gwyn. Beauclerk has written the story of their 17-year affair, and how it came to be ...
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Gwynn, Nell (1650–1687)English comedy actress, mistress of Charles II, who was one of the most popular figures of Restoration England. Name variations: Gwyn or Gwynne. Born Eleanor Gwynn on February 2, 1650, in England (authorities are unsure whether in London, Oxford, or Hereford); died on November 14, 1687; daughter of Helena and Thomas or ...
