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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.
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 twelve, Nell became an 'orange girl' in the King's Theatre, selling fruit to ...
Our Magnificent Building. With its splendid Art Deco facade, Nell Gwynn House was designed in the '30s by architect G. Kay Green as a glamorous central London home for those who travelled or lived outside the capital. In addition to the sumptuous apartments, the building hosted a restaurant-ballroom for 250 people, a cocktail bar, a lounge and ...
2 February 1650 - 14 November 1687. The remarkable life of Nell Gwynne, most famous of the many mistresses of 'the Merry Monarch', Charles II, a classic rags to riches story, began on 2 February 1650. Nell was was the daughter of Thomas and Ellen Gwynn, her place of birth is disputed, with some sources stating Pipe Well Lane in Hereford, which ...
27 de nov. de 2022 · Once Charles II was crowned, Nell and her sister joined one of the most prolific brothels in London, owned by Madam Ross. Her sex-workers were known to be expensive and they were enjoyed by the highest ranks in society. However, Nell denied ever being a sex-worker there, only claiming to have served drinks.
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.
29 de mai. de 2018 · Gwyn, Nell (1650–87). Born in 1650 in Hereford, Nell first worked as a barmaid in her mother's drinking-house and then as an orange-seller outside the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London), before attracting the attention of Charles II, by which time she was a popular actress at the Theatre Royal itself. She became his mistress though sharing ...
