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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.
Eleanor Gwyn, mais conhecida como Nell Gwyn (2 de fevereiro de 1650 - 14 de novembro de 1687), foi uma atriz inglesa durante o período da Restauração, famosa por ter sido amante do rei Carlos II de Inglaterra.
Nell Gwyn 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 de mar. de 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.
- Lauren Good
‘Pretty, witty Nell’ was perhaps the best known and remembered mistress of King Charles II. She was one of many (there were 13 in all during his lifetime), but she was the least ‘greedy’ of them all.
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 ...
7 de nov. de 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Nell Gwyn, the most famous mistress of King Charles II of England. From her humble origins as an orange-seller to her rise as a comic actress and royal lover, she charmed the King and the people with her wit and beauty.
