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2 de ago. de 2024 · Nell Gwynn is a play by the British playwright Jessica Swale, begun in 2013 [1] and premiering at Shakespeare's Globe from 19 September to 17 October 2015. [2] It deals with the life of Nell Gwynn, mistress of Charles II, and her part in the theatre of the 17th century.
31 de jul. de 2024 · Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne) was an English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period.
Hace 2 días · History whispers tales of royal indulgence there. It was at Avington Park that the charismatic King Charles II sought respite from the pressures of the crown, often in the company of his beloved mistress, Nell Gwyn. As the grand project of constructing a palatial summer residence in Winchester, under the masterful eye of Christopher Wren ...
23 de jul. de 2024 · There was a portrait on the wall, a woman in a seventeenth-century gown of diaphanous white material with gold edging at the neckline. She had red-gold hair and a lustrous pearl necklace and matching earrings. Engraved on the frame was the name “Nell Gwyn,” and the date 1675.
Hace 4 días · The tradition that Nell Gwyn prompted the King is mentioned by Peter Cunningham in his Story of Nell Gwyn (1852), (fn. 4) but there is no evidence to support the tale, which would seem to be discredited by the silence of contemporary records.
9 de ago. de 2024 · From Cartimandua to Florence Nightingale and Nell Gwyn to Margaret Thatcher, we look at famous women throughout British history.
Hace 5 días · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
