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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 ...
Nell Gwyn (1651?-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II. Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn. Sitter associated with 31 portraits Eleanor Gywn, or 'Pretty witty Nell', as Pepys called her, came to London as an orange-seller, and rose to become one of the leading comic actresses of the day, and mistress to the King, Charles II.
But in 1669, Nell became pregnant with her first child with the king and quit the theatre. The king moved her into a house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, where their son, also named Charles, was born in May 1670.
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 ...
27 de nov. de 2022 · Nell had never asked for a pension or a title for her son outright, which is possibly another reason that Charles stayed with her for so long, but she had a cleverer way of getting what she wanted. One day, in the house in Newmarket, Charles, Nell and their son were playing on the lawn and she playfully called their son over as a ‘little bastard’.
18 de sept. de 2023 · Nell Gwyn's Sharp Wit and Romantic Roles Win Hearts. The audiences loved her sharp retorts, rebellious nature and indiscretion. In that era, the stage and the most sought-after theatre boxes were on the same level so she happily went off script to enjoy some banter with the rich and titled inhabitants of the boxes.
29 de may. 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 ...
