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2 de jul. de 2024 · Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne) was an English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period.
Hace 5 días · The tradition that Nell Gwyn prompted the King is mentioned by Peter Cunningham in his Story of Nell Gwyn (1852), but there is no evidence to support the tale, which would seem to be discredited by the silence of contemporary records.
Hace 4 días · Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg which had ruled Spain since 1516, he died without children, leading to a European conflict over his successor. For reasons that are still debated, Charles experienced extended periods of ill health ...
28 de jun. de 2024 · Nell Gwynne had been living since at least 1670 in another house on the south side of Pall Mall, that previously occupied by Dr. Thomas Sydenham; she moved into her new house in 1671.
Hace 5 días · Sharing the spoils is his favourite companion, the celebrated beauty, actress Nell Gwyn. Beloved of the English people, Nell has come a long way from selling oranges and a childhood in a brothel, but as her fortunes have turned, her sister Rose has taken a different path. Marriage to a feckless highwayman has left Rose in the grim Marshalsea ...
Hace 2 días · The Crooked House has a now-blocked secret passageway that leads to Windsor Castle and is said to have been used for illicit trysts between King Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwyn. The passageway was also used for delivering produce from the market directly to the kitchens of Windsor Castle. **Credit to OP.
Hace 5 días · 1663. Charles II reopens the Playhouses and, for the first time, allows women to take to the stage. For five women, Nell Gwyn, Doll Common, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall and Mary Betterton, who were pioneers in the world of female performance, this signals the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.
