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2 de feb. de 2000 · Portrait of Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) by Peter Lely, circa 1675 London, Hereford and Oxford have all laid claim to Pepys’ ‘pretty witty Nell’ – he also called her ‘a bold merry slut’ -- but she was probably a native Londoner, born close to the scene of her future triumphs, in a squalid back alley called Coal Yard, off the northern end ...
Nell Gwyn. Nell Gwyn, właśc. Eleonor Gwynn (ur. 2 lutego 1650, zm. 14 listopada 1687) – angielska aktorka [1] . Była kochanką Karola II, króla Anglii i Szkocji [2], mieli dwóch synów: Karola Beauclerka (1670–1726), pierwszego earla Burford, później księcia St. Albans oraz Jakuba Beauclerka (1671–1680).
17 de jul. de 2020 · (1650–87).Born in 1650 in Hereford, Nell first worked as a barmaid and then as an orange‐seller outside the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London), before attracting the attention of Charles II.
18 de feb. de 2020 · February 18, 2020. In the run-up to the Graduating Class' production of Nell Gwynn, Willow White writes about the astonishing life of the real-life historical figure behind the show's main character. The first English actresses emerged in Restoration-era London following Charles II’s decree that women’s parts must be played by women—a ...
This biography portrays the life of Nell Gwyn (1650–87), the most renowned and popular of the mistresses of Charles II, whose seventeen-year relationship with the King is one of the great love stories of our history. Nell Gwyn was the embodiment of her age and, as such, has been described as the ‘real Queen of Restoration England”.
10 de feb. de 2021 · Nell Gwyn quickly gained moderate fame at the Drury Lane theatre (wikipedia) Nell performed in the rom-coms of her day – she wasn’t considered suitable for the serious drama productions – and was one of the most popular actresses in the city. So popular, in fact, that in 1669 she caught the (famously wandering) eye of the King himself.
18 de ene. de 2019 · Nell Gwynn (1650–1687) may be unknown to contemporary playgoers, but her grit, wit and feisty talents deserve kudos even three and a half centuries past her initial turn on stage. Hats off to playwright Jessica Swale for seeing to it that she gets them. Gwynn was among the first women to perform in the English theater.
