Nell Gwynn's foul trick on Charles II's mistress to secure the King's favour An actress played a horrible trick on Charles II's mistress to ensure it was she who ended up in the King's bed.

What we know of Nell Gwyn is rather limited, and such sparse facts as have come down to us are principally found in Pepys and in the plays and gossip of the times of Charles II.

A Family Take in 'Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King' A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles ...

Critics and readers responded ecstatically to Claire Tomalin's 2002 biography of English diarist Samuel Pepys. Now comes a huge biography of one of the many characters Pepys observed in 17th ...

The original version, seen by thousands of fans first at Shakespeare’s Globe before transferring to the West End, had Nell Gwynn attempting to persuade Charles II to visit her in Cheapside ...

King Charles II is believed to have fathered at least 12 illegitimate children and ... Rufus Sewell as the monarch alongside Emma Pierson as mistress Nell Gwynn in 2003 BBC series Charles II: ...

But no, Jessica Swale’s long, thin play about one of the first actresses to trod the London boards after King Charles II reopened the theaters in the mid-1600s never quite scales the summit of ...

If I was a producer, I would bring this Folger Theatre production of Nell Gwynn to Broadway. Why you may ask? First, it was a huge success in London. It was commissioned by London's Shakespeare ...

Nell Gwynn — also spelled Gwyn and Gwynne — is one of history’s most famous mistresses. Born on February 2, 1650, in the depths of poverty, Nell started out working in one of London’s most ...

A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles… ...

A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendant of the pair ...