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21 de dic. de 2005 · A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn.
- Renee Montagne
20 de dic. de 2005 · A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn.
In Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King, Beauclerk explains how Gwyn's upbringing -- learning how to entertain and charm the men around her while serving rum to customers -- helped her later woo the...
The family's history has been published in the authoritative book The House of Nell Gwyn (1974). Charles Beauclerk, however, survived to adulthood. On 17 April 1694, at the age of 23, he married Lady Diana de Vere, daughter and sole heiress of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford.
In her early teens, Nell Gwyn was engaged to sell oranges at the King’s Theatre. Her natural wit and complete lack of self-consciousness caught the eye of the actor Charles Hart and others, and Dryden wrote plays to exploit her talents as a comic actress.
21 de dic. de 2005 · A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendant of the pair, and delved into family archives for the inside story.
27 de nov. de 2022 · From an impoverished childhood to one of the earliest female stage actors in England, Nell Gwynn became committed to the annals of history for her relationship with King Charles II. Megan Crutchley explores the life of this central figure in Restoration London.
