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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

“Nell Gwynn,” the stylistic hodgepodge ... 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 ...

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 ...

The play, written by Jessica Swale, is an entertaining take on one of the first actresses to grace an English stage, Nell Gwynn, who became a celebrity of the 1600s and mistress of King Charles II ...

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 ...

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 ...