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Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne) was an English stage actress and celebrity figure of the Restoration period.
Nell Gwyn (o Gwynn o Gwynne), nacida Eleanor, (2 de febrero de 1650-14 de noviembre de 1687), fue una de las primeras actrices inglesas que obtuvo reconocimiento público, y fue amante durante muchos años del rey Carlos II.
Nell Gwyn was an English actress and mistress of Charles II, whose frank recklessness, generosity, invariable good temper, ready wit, infectious high spirits, and amazing indiscretions appealed irresistibly to a generation that welcomed in her the living antithesis of Puritanism.
‘Pretty, witty Nell’ was perhaps the best known and remembered mistress of King Charles II. She was one of many (there were 13 in all during his lifetime), but she was the least ‘greedy’ of them all.
6 de mar. de 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Nell Gwyn, a former orange seller who became a famous actress and the lover of King Charles II. Discover how she rose from rags to riches and back again, and how she embodied the spirit of the Restoration era.
Learn about the life of Nell Gwynne, a poor orphan who rose to fame as a comic actress and the lover of King Charles II. Discover how she became a royal favourite, a mother of two, and a symbol of the Restoration era.
17 de mar. de 2017 · Her short but significant life has inspired several films, plays and novels: here we look at the London settings of Nell's extraordinary story.
