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Mistress Nell Gwyn is the title of the New York edition of an historical novel by the British writer Marjorie Bowen. The book was also published in London with the title Nell Gwyn: A Decoration. [1] The book was first published in 1926. The story depicts the life of Nell Gwyn and her rise from an orange seller to the mistress of Charles II of ...
Nell Gwyn. Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn ( 2 februari 1650 – 14 november 1687) was een van de eerste Engelse actrices die beroemd werden. Ze was gedurende lange tijd minnares van Karel II van Engeland. Andere variaties van haar naam zijn Helen Gwynn en Ellen Gwynn. Ze kon nauwelijks schrijven en ondertekende met haar initialen ‘EG’.
Eleanor Gwyn was an English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage, she became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England.
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 ...
2 de feb. de 2016 · Nell Gwyn, actress and mistress of Charles II, was born on this day in 1650. Nell's short life didn't have a promising start. According to the diarist Samuel Pepys, she was brought up in a brothel, where she served strong liquor to clients. In 1663, at the age of about twelve, Nell became an 'orange girl' in the King's Theatre, selling fruit to ...
Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650 - 14 November 1687), was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, and a long-time mistress of King Charles II. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys , she has been called a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine , with a story echoing the rags-to ...
Search for: 'Nell Gwyn' in Oxford Reference ». (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. She became his mistress though sharing his affections with others. Charles was infatuated by her ...
