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Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress.
- 1708, London, England
Moll is believed to have died at her home in Dean Street – then, as now, a fashionable and affluent area of London’s west end for theatre, shopping, dining, and nightlife. She was buried at St Anne’s church in Soho on 24th February 1708.
Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 - 1708), también escrita Davies o Davys, fue una cortesana y amante del rey Carlos II de Inglaterra. Fue actriz y animadora antes y durante su papel de amante real. Mary Davis nació en Westminster, como presunta hija ilegítima de Thomas Howard, tercer conde de Berkshire.
Mary ‘Moll’ Davis. Though Nell comes to mind when we think about Charles’ actress mistress, Moll was on the scene long before her, and was already causing a stir at court by being a commoner who was parading round in jewels and finery. But an embarrassing prank at the hands of her rival nearly cost her her place at court…
Featuring famous masterpieces alongside works that were on show for the first time, the fascinating stories of actresses such as Nell Gwyn, Kitty Clive, Hester Booth, Lavinia Fenton, Elizabeth Linley, Sarah Siddons, Mary Robinson and Dorothy Jordan were explored through portraits by the leading artists of the period including Joshua Reynolds, Th...
Mary Davis, better known as Moll, was supposedly born in the year 1648 in London. Her background and even the identities of her parents are a bit of a mystery, but it seems she was an illegitimate child of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire and an unknown woman. Moll rose to fame as an actress in the Dukes Theatre Company.
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