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The actress Elinor Gwynn, known as Nell, is thought to have stayed here for a short time in 1670. Nell began life in poverty, selling oysters and oranges to make a living. By the age of 20 she was enjoying the well-to-do home of the Earl of Lauderdale – all because of her connection with King Charles II.
2 de fev. de 2016 · Nell Gwyn, actress and mistress of Charles II, was born on this day in 1650. Nell's short life didn't have a promising start. According to the diarist Samuel Pepys, she was brought up in a brothel, where she served strong liquor to clients. In 1663, at the age of about...
Most famous as an actress and the mistress of Charles II, who she had two sons with, Nell Gwyn, or Gwynne, had an unlikely start in life serving drinks in - British History, Featured, Great Britons, Restoration Era, Royal History
14 de mar. de 2019 · Royal Mistresses: Nell Gwyn. “Let not poor Nellie starve”. This is reported to be one of the last requests that King Charles II made to his brother James shortly before his death. Charles had had multiple mistresses during his life, and Eleanor “Nell” Gwyn was just one of several long-term favourites. But unlike her contemporaries, who ...
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 ...
Nell Gwynne. Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) was one of the first generation of actresses and certainly the most celebrated. Her birthplace is uncertain, but there is a long-standing tradition that she was born in Hereford, in a house in Pipe Well Lane, later named Gwynne Street. Her grandfather, who is said to have come from Hereford, was a churchman ...
18 de jan. de 2019 · Folger Resident Dramaturg Michele Osherow guides us through the world of Restoration theater and introduces us to the remarkable Nell Gwynn.
