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Pretty Nelly was Eleanor ‘Nell’ Gwyn (1651?-87), one of the first actresses on the public stage. She was also Charles II’s self-proclaimed ‘Protestant whore’, the best-known royal mistress in English history. Most likely born in London, Gwyn grew up in its slums in the shadow of civil war. She never knew her father.
JS: Nell became a popular actress in her own right before her relationship with Charles. Pepys referred to her as 'pretty, witty Nell' and she enjoyed a good deal of success in comedy (less so in dramatic roles) independently of him. However, it's likely that, once she became involved with him, audience members would have found that fact ...
Nell Gwyn. Nell Gwyn, actress and royal mistress, was introduced to theatrical life as a young girl selling oranges to theatergoers in Drury Lane. She made her first stage appearance in 1664 and flourished in comic roles. Around 1667, she came to the attention of the king, Charles II; two years later, their first son was born. She retired from ...
17 de mar. de 2017 · Eleanor 'Nell' Gwynn (or Gwyn or Gwynne) is a London heroine with a rags-to-riches story to rival both Cinderella and Eliza Doolittle. The embodiment of the bawdy Restoration era, the orange ...
7 de nov. de 2018 · Nell Gwyn, who died on this day, is the most famous of the mistresses and became a legend, the only royal mistress in English history to be warmly regarded by the people. Charles was married in 1662 to Portugal's Catherine of Braganza but her pregnancies all ended in miscarriages, causing the King to look elsewhere for a "supplier" of children.
5 de ago. de 2023 · Nell Gwyn. We're travelling back to 17th century England with one of the first actresses in comedy and a mistress to King Charles II, Nell Gwyn. Greg Jenner explores her eventful life.
Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650 - 14 November 1687), was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, and a long-time mistress of King Charles II. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys , she has been called a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine , with a story echoing the rags-to ...
